Patient, responsible Rohit helping India pass every test!

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill proved to be double trouble for England on the Day Two of the final Test here on ThursdayAny hope the visitors had of making a comeback by getting the two overnight Indian batsmen out early quickly disappeared after the first hour or so and the duo went on to score impressive centuriesRohit not for the first time in the series played a patient and responsible knock much like he did in the third Test at Rajkot He eschewed extravagant strokes knowing well that the middle order is inexperienced in the absence of senior pros Virat Kohli and KL Rahul He took the responsibility of laying the foundation for a substantial lead in the company of Gill With both registering their second century of the series theyrsquove given the hosts a big advantageAlso Read IND vs ENG 5th Test India continues to show their prowess with the batThere are two distinct facets of Rohitrsquos batting in international cricket flashy and carefree in the whiteball version and circumspect and responsible in Tests Only a player with immense talent and character can shift from one format to another with consummate ease But it has not always been a bed of roses for him For six years after he made his ODI debut in 2007 he was not considered good enough for Test He kept getting runs in ODIs and the T20Is but a berth in Test XI remained elusive In fact he had played a record 108 ODIs before he finally got a callup for the twoTest series against the West Indies in 2013 He hammered a grand 177 on Test debut at Kolkata and followed it with an unbeaten 111 at home in Mumbai and hasnrsquot looked back sinceRohitrsquos batting as well as his captaincy has matured with every game He has reached a stage in his career where in the absence of top batters like Kohli and Rahul he has taken over the mantle of not only providing solidity to an inexperienced batting lineup but also of guiding young guns like Gill Yashasvi Jaiswal Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel to give off their bestIt is under Rohitrsquos tutelage and encouragement that Jaiswal has got over 700 runs in the current series Gill who was struggling for runs now has two tons in this series while Sarfaraz and Jurel have also shown great maturity in handling pressure situationsBefore the start of the fifth Test Rohit had spoken about the challenges of captaincy and how he successfully negotiates them ldquoIrsquom enjoying this period of leading the team I was challenged as a captain as well and when you are playing a series like this you are bound to lose a match or two Whenever I lead the team I try to keep it very simple Thatrsquos always been my focus to not try and do something weird because itrsquos a longer version of the game and you need to keep patience You need to be able to make the right decisions and for that you need to stay calm These are things I think of when Irsquom captaining the teamrdquo