New Delhi,
\nTalent they say is over-rated but in Rohit Sharma\u2019s case, the word had been thoroughly used and abused till Mahendra Singh Dhoni made him an opener, who could be beautifully destructive.<\/p>\n
Rohit\u2019s three double hundreds, a feat that was unthinkable at one point in time, are testimony not only to his talent but his ability to get rid of the cobwebs in his mind.<\/p>\n
What looks easy to the eye may be very difficult to execute as it takes years of practice.<\/p>\n
Those full-tosses from Suranga Lakmal, instead of landing in the cow corner stand, could well have landed in the cupped hands of fielders stationed at the boundary line.<\/p>\n
They didn\u2019t because the day Rohit Sharma hits\u2014it stays hit. Cliched but holds true for the 30-year-old.<\/p>\n
The bat looks like an extension of his hand.<\/p>\n
The sixes are not execution of raw power but more like strokes of a brush on the canvas.<\/p>\n
VVS Laxman did it for India in Test matches over a decade. Now Rohit Sharma does it in a blue shirt.<\/p>\n
Perception is a difficult beast to deal with and there will be sceptics who will point out at his 23-Test career over 10 years in International cricket.<\/p>\n
But then the value of a player can only be gauged by what the dressing room thinks about him.<\/p>\n
And Virat Kohli probably gave him the ultimate compliment during a recent web-series programme.<\/p>\n
It was fascinating how Kohli spoke endearingly about Rohit during that episode of \u2018Breakfast With Champions\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cI will tell you a story about Rohit. It was 2007 and I was playing U-19s. And we were told that there is this player Rohit Sharma and people spoke highly about his talent.<\/p>\n
\u201cI started feeling like \u2018Upcoming player toh hum bhi hain\u2019. So during one of those World T20 matches, I wanted to watch what was Rohit Sharma all about. Jab batting dekha, main just chup chap aake baith gaya,\u201d Virat recalled.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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