Rohit, the successor to Tendulkar!
Updated On: 07 September, 2023 07:35 AM IST | Colombo | R Kaushik
Rohit Sharma has a new opening partner this year in Shubman Gill, who aids and abets his captain in taking down the opposition; their unbeaten 147-run stand against Nepal saw them excel using contrasting methods
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India captain Rohit Sharma (right) and Shubman Gill during their unbeaten 147-run stand v Nepal at Kandy on Monday. Pic/AFP
From the time Sachin Tendulkar opened the batting in ODIs in 1994, India have been fortunate to unearth combines adept at making the most of the field restrictions first up to get the team off to a cracking start. Most sides rely on a good base from which to tee off, but few are as dependent on a good start as India. First with Sourav Ganguly and then with Virender Sehwag, Tendulkar ensured that oftentimes, India’s middle order walked into a solid platform.
Tendulkar’s successor
In Rohit Sharma, India have found a wonderful successor to Tendulkar. Rohit’s limited-overs careers had hit a rut when, in January 2013, Mahendra Singh Dhoni took one of his celebrated calculated punts and thrust the Mumbaikar to the top of the batting tree. Welcoming the fresh lease of life gleefully, Rohit has spent the last decade destroying the best of attacks with practiced nonchalance.
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