England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler on Tuesday (April 14) showered rich praise on India opener Rohit Sharma.

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In an interaction with Rajasthan Royals teammate Ish Sodhi on the franchise's Facebook page, Buttler said he likes the effortless way in which Rohit takes the bowlers down.

"Rohit Sharma I think is an awesome player. Effortless. Quite a lot of Indian players have that awesome style," Buttler said.

Fondly known as ‘Hitman’ for his remarkable ball-striking ability, Rohit is widely regarded as one of the most elegant batsmen in contemporary cricket.

Sharma boasts quite a few world records to his name. He is the proud owner of the highest individual ODI score — 264 (against Sri Lanka in 2014). Moreover, he is the only batsman in the history of cricket to have scored three ODI double tons and four Twenty20 international centuries.

Buttler played under Rohit’s captaincy at Mumbai Indians in the 2016 and 2017 editions of IPL.

"One of the things I have seen with Rohit is that if he gets in, he scores big runs and really affects the game. He must have scored 4-5 hundreds in the World Cup last year," he said.

"The effortless nature in which he can take players down; he is a really good player with the short ball as well.

"It's not really the case now, but I think a few years ago people used to attack Indian players with the short ball but Rohit smashes them. Then you go fuller and he smashes them right down the ground.

"He has been fantastic for a long time and I just like the way he bats and the effortless nature in which he takes people down."

During his 13-year long cricket career thus far, Rohit Sharma has amassed 9115 runs in 224 ODIs at an average and strike-rate of 49.27 and 88.92 respectively. He also has 29 ODI tons and 6 Test tons to his name. Rohit has also played a key role in India’s 2007 ICC World T20I triumph and 2013 ICC Champions Trophy title win.