When in full flow, Rohit Sharma is a thing of beauty and grace.
Putting on the blues, Rohit becomes an adept magician and his bat a magic wand as he entertains the awe-struck audience with his talent and finesse.
There can be no dispute that after Virender Sehwag, Rohit is one batsman people would love to pay to watch.
The ‘Rohit Sharma Show’ on Tuesday made the night memorable as people left the magnificent venue raving about the batting wizard.
Be it the stunning six off Carlos Brathwaite to the sightscreen or the double on the legside in Fabian Allen’s bowling or the one over mid-off in speedster Oshane Thomas’, the seven arcs that Rohit created at Ekana during his unbeaten 111 made a mockery of the big size of the ground.
His fours also bore the prolific batsman’s class and timing.
Rohit richly deserves the two records — the only batsman to score four T20I hundreds and the leading run-scorer for India in the shortest format (surpassing Virat Kohli).
A matter of time
His fine knock helped him amass 2203 runs in T20Is and leap-frog not only Kohli, but also Shoaib Malik and Brendon McCullum to take the second place behind Martin Guptill (2271). Given his current form, Rohit should not take much time to claim the top slot.
Rohit’s dominance in limited overs cricket is unmistakable.
In the 50-over format, he also stands out with a unique record of being the only man to have scored three double hundreds.
Rohit’s aggressive celebration, bordering on anger, after getting to the three-figure mark was perhaps due to his frustration of not being a regular member of the Indian Test side yet.
It’s a pity such a great-timer of the ball still needs to prove himself in the longer version of the game. It’s Test cricket’s loss that it has not seen much of Rohit’s fireworks when the champion batsman has sported the whites.
