Open with Rohit Sharma in tests and see how it goes

[Austin 3:!6]

Rohit Sharma's career took a total U-turn in ODIs after he started opening. So it may worth a try in test cricket as well. He is a total failure in the middle order but a shot at opening may rejuvenate his test career. With Lokesh Rahul not in form, I would open with Shaw and Rohit for 1st 2 tests at-least and see how it goes.

 

[Nikola]

Given the way rahul is batting rohit won't do worse than him and if he survives in one of 3 or 4 innings then he has chance to get 100 as well but idk if it will happen when you already have good replacement of opener in vijay.

Edited November 29, 2018 by Nikola

[rtmohanlal]

with Vijay and Shaw as openers what is the need of Rohit?

[Nikola]

There is one more thing when there is flat pitch he or any #6 won't get chance to score hundred cause team would be 550-5 and would want quick 40-50 runs from them to declare. On green pitch where other batsman fails you expect #6 batsman to handle such pressure and bat with tail isn't easy for test cricket. This is reason players like gilly, vvs are bigger match winner for me.

Edited November 29, 2018 by Nikola

[rkt.india]

he will become Lol-it Sharma

[velu]

4 minutes ago, rkt.india said:

he will become Lol-it Sharma

 

but hitman can make starc to bark  

[vvvslaxman]

It will give a chance for Rohit to show his hospitality. Come to India :)

[Suhaan]

White ball cricket is different to what we see in tests,

Openers have a job to see off the new ball, whatever little movement is there Bowlers try to use it to their advantage,Rohit is a monster in white ball cricket but becomes a sheep whenever the ball deviates even by a margin of 1mm,one can argue who is not?

If rohit has to play ,he should/ rather say TM should stay away from making Rohit open the innings

 

[Adi BB]

He'll fail miserably 

[Ankit_sharma03]

 

ye dekha hai 

 

aure ye 

 

Ab log bolenge ye steyn hai

 

Last yr Deepak chahar ne IPL men yahi kiya tha rohit ke saath aur test men 10 men se 8 din hoga uske saath 

 

Sehwag was a diff beast, rohit n sehwag are not at all similar players

 

Edited November 29, 2018 by Ankit_sharma03

[Khota]

I will have Rohit over rahul and Vijay.

My first choice is Dhawan and Rohit.

And yes I know the difference between formats.

[philcric]

Genius idea.

 

Rishabh Pant or Hardik Pandya should open with him and both openers should take advantage of the swing of the brand new red ball bowled by 2 of opposition's best fast bowlers when they are fresh.

 

Can't wait.

 

 

 

[Ankit_sharma03]

2 hours ago, Khota said:

I will have Rohit over rahul and Vijay.

My first choice is Dhawan and Rohit.

And yes I know the difference between formats.

And This guy has been calling ppl around clueless 

Edited November 29, 2018 by Ankit_sharma03

[jusarrived]

He wouldnt do worse than KL at this point , especially in Aus .

Love to see him open everywhere else though . Just for laughs 

[Nikola]

These sharmas needs time to settle in any format. Ishant sharma took decade now rohit will make mark as well.

[jusarrived]

3 minutes ago, Nikola said:

These sharmas needs time to settle in any format. Ishant sharma took decade now rohit will make mark as well.

so your saying if we persist with Rohit Sharama he could potentially be an Ishant Shrama level player in a decade ? you really overrating him here . 

[SK_IH]

You need to understand difference between opening in tests & ODIs. 

[SK_IH]

Opening in tests - Most difficult

Opening in ODIs- Most sought after

[jusarrived]

1 minute ago, SK_IH said:

You need to understand difference between opening in tests & ODIs. 

yeah , most people need to understand that there is only one batsmen (Virat) in the team good enough to play at any position in any format , but even he will struggle to average 40 if he opens . 

[putrevus]

Wow when will this fascination end. Rohit is useless test player along with Dhawan. They both cannot even survive basic seam and swing.When it did not swing our great guy Dhawan was searching for nonexistent swing in last two tours and getting out to straight balls.