Indian wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik reflected on Rohit Sharma’s batting excellence in the Nagpur Test.
Dinesh Karthik is certain that Rohit Sharma, is a world-class batsman in the modern era (ANI-AP).
Before Rohit Sharma provided a timely reminder for Australia on how to bat at a turning pitch on Tuesday, Ravi Shastri, former Indian head coach, had already predicted that the winner of the highly-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy would be determined by the form of the veteran opener. Former Indian all-rounder Shastri has no doubt that Rohit Sharma is an all-format batsman. Rohit was promoted in 2019 to the Test opener slot.
Rohit has been a great opener in red-ball cricket since he returned to Test cricket in South Africa. Rohit, despite his injury-plagued Test captaincy stint, has not lost sight of his goal to be the face of India’s top order. The verdict: Kohli is out. Shastri gives a no-nonsense verdict on the dismissal of an ex-India captain in the AUS Test. The senior batter scored his first Test run as captain in Nagpur’s Border-Gavaskar Trophy series opener. Indian wicketkeeper Karthik reflected on Rohit’s Nagpur batting masterclass and highlighted the remarkable batting record of the star opener from India. Rohit is second in the list for longest-format opening batters with a batting average of 61.10.
The Indian skipper, 57.65, is only behind Herbert Sutcliffe (61.10 in 83 innings). He is undoubtedly one of the greatest batsmen in all formats that he has played for the country. He became the first Indian captain to score 100 runs in all formats, after scoring his hundred. His record in India is over 75, which is a remarkable average. He went from being a middle-order cricketer to becoming an opener in white-ball cricket. “The moment he switched to being a middle-order cricketer to an opener in white ball cricket, things changed dramatically,” Karthik said to Cricbuzz. Rohit scored his ninth century in red-ball cricket at Nagpur, his fourth Test appearance as India captain.
The 35-year-old also became the first Indian skipper ever to score centuries in all formats. Rohit scored the highest run for Team India, scoring 120 runs off 212 balls in the Nagpur Test win over Australia. He loves batting, as you can see. He loves the chance to play spinners and fast bowlers. He is a very special person to India, and I sometimes feel that he is not well-known enough as a Test opener. He has a lot to be proud of in white ball. His white-ball achievements are often praised. He has been a great Test opener,” Karthik said. This is the second-best average for any player with a minimum of 30 innings in Test cricket at home. Rohit had a better home average than Don Bradman (98.22 runs in 50 innings).
In 21 Test matches, the veteran batter has scored eight hundred and six full centuries at home. Rohit, in form, has scored 3257 runs in 46 Test matches played for India. The aggressive batter will lead India in Friday’s 2nd Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which will be played at the Arun Jaitley stadium.
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