Former Indian coach Ravi Shastri made a journey from the memory strip and recalled how the decision to turn Rohit Sharma into one of the most destructive openers in test format. Although Rohit was a modern day in white ball format, his journey in the test jack was a journey full of patience, turbulence and determination. Since its first release in 2013, the former test captain appeared in different positions before it was introduced as a opener determined by Ravi Shastri, who served as the coach of India in 2019.
He pointed the beginning of a new section in his career and paid the dividends that pay instantly because he took the first steps to develop in the longest cricket format.
“Four, five -fifth strokes this man was bored. Then I actually lived, why is he so successful in a day cricket? He likes to be early there. I said, if he can go there, there’s enough time to play fast,” Shastri remembered.
“He shots against Quicks to get them. The field is over, so if he starts embrace his test jack, he may be a honeymoon for him.”
The idea of moving Rohit for the first time in the opening slot was in the minds of Shastri in 2019 during the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. Rohit dazzled in the tournament, ran generously, smashed five centuries and ended the tournament with the average of 81 with the leading run.
As a test opener, Rohit, a hymen, came out with the ambition of providing a fluffy start and delivered it with its flawless Swagger. The twin beaten against South Africa for centuries and gathered nine of 12 test tones from that point.
“He had fought enough for five and six, and he wasn’t and he wasn’t here, and he wasn’t there. He would take his 20s or 30s.
“Then he came for the first test match and opened the innings and there were hundreds.
“He understood, and what I had to say was that he was working hard on his technique, because I thought his best kick was in England, you had to play a little differently and he had to play with soft hands, and he could leave it very well. And it was very good. So it was very good. So he was suddenly building games for you.
Rohit bids the test format last week and ended his famous career with 4,301 runs in 67 tests in 12 centuries and 18 half centuries and 40.57.
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