Gautam Gambhir has put Virat Kohli ahead of likes of Chris Gayle and Rohit Sharma when it comes to batsmanship. The former India batsman has a simple reason to give Kohli an edge over his competitors in the list of world's best limited-overs batsmen currently. 

Speaking at Star Sports show 'Cricket Connected', Gambhir said Kohli's ability to rotate strike makes him the undisputed king in limited-overs cricket.

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There are very few batsmen who could find single off every delivery and Kohli is one of them. He can do it even in the shortest format of the game. “That’s why he’s (Virat Kohli) different from the rest. You look at Rohit Sharma. He does not have the quality which Virat Kohli has, of rotating the strike. Rohit Sharma has those big shots, but that’s why Virat is more consistent than Rohit,” said Gambhir.

“Chris Gayle doesn’t have that ability to rotate the strike, AB de Villiers doesn’t have the ability to rotate strike off each delivery against spin-bowling, Virat Kohli has that, and that’s why he averages over 50,” he added.

Gambhir stressed on the importance of minimizing the dot balls in a batsman's innings. 

“People do not give a lot of importance to dot balls. If you play fewer dot balls, you can reduce a lot of pressure. The easiest thing to do in cricket is a six or a four. Because ultimately, you are playing that high-risk shot. If it comes off, everyone loves it. If it doesn’t come off, you’ll probably be back in the pavilion. But there are very few cricketers in world cricket who can rotate the strike off every bowl. That’s what Virat Kohli does really well,” he said.