Ravi praises Rohit is a legend in the white ball
Former India head coach and cricketer Ravi Shastri has praised captain Rohit Sharma and called him a “legend of white-ball cricket”. New Delhi Former India head coach and cricketer Ravi Shastri has praised captain Rohit Sharma and called him a “legend of white-ball cricket”. Rohit has earned a lot of fame in white-ball cricket and his impressive performance reflects his skill in limited-overs cricket.
Name Record for hitting most sixes in the shortest format
Rohit Sharma has scored 14,846 runs, three double centuries, 33 centuries and 87 half-centuries in ODIs and T20s combined. Apart from his brilliant performance, Rohit is a two-time winner of the ICC T20 World Cup and ICC Champions Trophy. He also holds the record for hitting most sixes in the shortest format.
Shastri said in the ICC Review, “I think he is a legend in the white-ball game. One of the greatest players of all time. One of the best players ever played. He will be a part of any white-ball team they pick, no matter what era it is.
Dynamic ability at the top
Just because he has the dynamic ability at the top. “The best thing with Rohit Sharma is that he plays big shots, scores runs quickly, but they are all cricket shots. What surprised me was that there is no element of carelessness in it. I mean, it shows how much time he has to play his best and how much power he has – people forget that this guy is explosive. He has power.
Shastri believes that the main aspect that sets Rohit apart from others is his explosiveness
Rohit has performed brilliantly in the opening slot, thanks to which he has scored the joint most T20 centuries along with Australia’s finest all-rounder Glenn Maxwell. Shastri believes that the main aspect that sets Rohit apart from others is his explosiveness. His approach against the short ball is one of his trademark shots, but his ability to beat the spinners completes him.
“Just look at the scores he has scored in that period. Three double centuries in one-day games. He has scored centuries in T20 cricket. Compared to Virat Kohli, you know, Virat Kohli is more brilliant, he starts from the ground. This player is explosive. He has the power to clear any ground in the world and face the fast bowlers,” Shastri said.
Rohit recently led India to their second T20 World Cup title with a win over South Africa in the final in Barbados, ending a title drought of over a decade in the ICC event. Rohit has surpassed former skipper Dhoni to become the most successful T20 captain with 49 wins in 62 matches. Dhoni had led India to 41 wins in 72 matches.
Shastri said in ICC review
“As a strategist, we should not forget that he (Rohit) is a great player. He will go down as one of the best captains of all time along with Dhoni,” Shastri said in the ICC review. Dhoni captained India in three ICC tournaments – the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007, the 2011 Cricket World Cup and the 2013 Champions Trophy.
Rohit is also not far behind and I think in terms of strategy he was excellent in this year’s (T20) World Cup,” Shastri said. India won eight of their nine matches under Rohit during the T20 World Cup in the USA, while one match ended in a no result.
Rohit’s strategy came to the fore during the World Cup final
Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah bowled two tight overs while Hardik Pandya took a crucial wicket when all was lost and Suryakumar Yadav took a brilliant catch to dismiss David Miller in the final over.
Shastri also praised Rohit’s batting and said that he is one of the best players to have played the white-ball format so far. Talking about Rohit, Shastri said, I think he is a legend of the white-ball game. One of the greatest players of all time. One of the best players to have ever played. He can be included in any white-ball team, no matter what era it is.
Conclusion
Rohit has scored 14,846 runs, three double centuries, 33 centuries and 87 half-centuries in ODIs and T20s. Apart from this, he has also been a two-time ICC Men’s T20 World Cup (2007 and 2024) and ICC Champions Trophy winner (2013) and also holds the record for hitting the most sixes in the shortest format. The best thing about Rohit Sharma is that he plays big shots, scores fast, but they are all cricket shots.
What surprises me the most is that there is no element of carelessness in it. I mean, it shows how much time he has to play at his best and how much power he has, people forget that this guy is explosive. He has power.” The power that Rohit has infused into his shots coming in at the top of the order has helped him score the joint-most T20 centuries with five, tied with Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell.
