Speaking at the YouTube channel ‘A Sports activities’, former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik sang praises of Rohit and the position he’s appearing for Republic of India on this International Cup on the manage of the series.
“Rohit Sharma reminds of the era when Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist used to open for Australia,” mentioned Malik at the display, which additionally had Pakistan legend Wasim Akram at the panel.
“They (Hayden and Gilchrist) used to do such hitting at the start that by the time Ricky Ponting came in to bat at No. 3, the field was open for him to score against battered and bruised bowlers.”
Later a forgettable get started with the bat, the place Rohit scored a duck towards Australia, the Indian skipper has come into his personal, scoring 131 towards Afghanistan, 86 towards Pakistan and 48 towards Bangladesh on Thursday.
“The best thing about him (Rohit) is that he (not only) has a lot of power, hits big sixes, but also improvises. This is very important. That’s why you see his hundreds are the most (7 in ODI World Cups). As soon as the field spreads out after 10 overs, he changes his game,” mentioned Malik.
Rohit’s 7th ODI International Cup hundred, which got here within the fit towards Afghanistan, took him moment Sachin Tendulkar’s report of six International Cup centuries.
Republic of India have received all 4 in their suits on this International Cup up to now and can after tackle Brandnew Zealand, who’re additionally undefeated of their 4 suits.
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