Rohit Sharma Appreciation Squad

[Silva]

The way I see it Rohit T20I is similar to his ipl record. His ODI record is more or less the same as his list a record. So maybe his test record will be similar to his first class record? Theirs alot of bad ODI players that are great in Tests. they are two different formats.

[someone]

Well, he is showing all signs like Sehwag. Both were middle order batsman, struggled and got promoted. And never looked back. Hopefully Rohit Sharma can show he is good enough consistently and make this opening slot permanent. He doesn't need to be super aggressive like Sehwag but at least good enough like currently he has shown. India needs Rohit Sharma to do well, in 2015 WC, we are likely to have 2 new openers. Where Rohit seems to on the Sehwag pattern. While Dhawan is ditto like Gambhir ---- Late bloomer.

[CG]

Rohit is the next Tendulkar.Suck on that haters:hatsoff: You can see how he playing sensible cricket and has cut on his loose shots.He has reduced his batlift which has made his game tighter.He just needs to relax a bit.Also Dhoni deserves credit for backing him.

[NareshK]

Well, he is showing all signs like Sehwag. Both were middle order batsman, struggled and got promoted. And never looked back. Hopefully Rohit Sharma can show he is good enough consistently and make this opening slot permanent. He doesn't need to be super aggressive like Sehwag but at least good enough like currently he has shown. India needs Rohit Sharma to do well, in 2015 WC, we are likely to have 2 new openers. Where Rohit seems to on the Sehwag pattern. While Dhawan is ditto like Gambhir ---- Late bloomer.

Dhawan is a way better player of short pitch bowling than Gambhir. Playing pull shots seems to come naturally to him whereas Gambhir plays the short ball so awkwardly.

[saneindian]

Was watching the highlights of his last two innings. Some of his shots with the high backlift have a slight resemblance to how Kallis plays those shots, especially the front foot drive and its followthrough.

[MCcricket]

He should have been in the test team far earlier, with Sachin gone, Rohit, Kartik, Rayudu, Sehwag if playing well should be in the picture

[rkt.india]

Rohit is the next Tendulkar.Suck on that haters:hatsoff: You can see how he playing sensible cricket and has cut on his loose shots.He has reduced his batlift which has made his game tighter.He just needs to relax a bit.Also Dhoni deserves credit for backing him.

His front foot game on fuller balls still needs to get better. His upright stance some times makes him a bit late on full length balls.

[Crookbond]

Rohit is still "very" susceptible to the ball swinging around.

[rkt.india]

Rohit is still "very" susceptible to the ball swinging around.

This implies to most Indian batsmen, not just Rohit.

[Sachinism]

Still would've preferred Pujara instead of Rohit

[KFC_Zinger]

Delhi is breeding good batsman for fun.... Viru / GG / Dhawan /Kohli

[CG]

Great innings on a difficult track.

[jj_28]

Rohit Sharma needs to start converting these 30-40s into 100s, if he can do that then he's got a great career ahead of him When Pujara comes into this team will he played as our no.3 or no.4?

[Manny_Pacquiao]

since becoming an opener in january, he has scored 423 runs @ 42.30, with 4 fifties in 11 matches. he has been involved in 3 100+ opening stands. its not bad, but then his highest score is only 83 (vs ENG at mohali) and SR is 70. from a team point of view, you can see why they still persist with him. good runner between the wickets, good communication with shikhar and a good fielder. doesn't score big but will hold up an end at the very least. i still think there are openers out there who could do better but maybe he isn't doing as bad as ppl think? i might be judging him too harshly on his individual stats. big individual scores look nice on the scorecard but partnerships are more valuable.

[vvvslaxman]

He didn't convert starts... that is the only issue. Otherwise he has justified his selection. He may not be like Ganguly/Tendulkar/Gambhir/Sehwag to unfurl 100s at this point. Good enough to make 30/40 runs.. But this is not enough he should know. India's strength is batting. Openers are expected to be match winners. So he has turn it around soon.

[Yoda-esque]

Sharma's batting reminds of the Pak batting style.. Painfully slow and outdated for this. Day and age Tuk tuk and then unfurls a sixes from nowhere Too flaky , that means he crumbles under pressure

[CG]

He didn't convert starts... that is the only issue. Otherwise he has justified his selection. He may not be like Ganguly/Tendulkar/Gambhir/Sehwag to unfurl 100s at this point. Good enough to make 30/40 runs.. But this is not enough he should know. India's strength is batting. Openers are expected to be match winners. So he has turn it around soon.

He still is playing for his place,i like the seriousness and patience he is showing nowadays.

[CG]

Sharma's batting reminds of the Pak batting style.. Painfully slow and outdated for this. Day and age Tuk tuk and then unfurls a sixes from nowhere Too flaky , that means he crumbles under pressure

:hysterical: Sharma has all the shots its his shot selection that was the problem.openers have to be cautious particularly with dhawan attacking.

[Haarkarjeetgaye]

he is not an opener. he is trying to adjust to that spot. he should move down

[Old guy]

:hysterical: Sharma has all the shots its his shot selection that was the problem.openers have to be cautious particularly with dhawan attacking.

still playing at strike rate of 60 and getting out every time after start hurts the team.. fair enough if he converts even one of 3-4 starts but right now its just slow starts and dismissal :orderorder: