Ian Chappell on Rohit Sharma: Australian veteran Ian Chappell has written a big deal on Rohit Sharma’s wonderful century in the Nagpur Test. Talking about Rohit Sharma in one of his articles, he has also made a special mention of Virat Kohli. Ian Chappell has written that opening in Test cricket has proved to be good for Rohit Sharma. He has also written that while doing this, he is saved from facing the pressure of the popularity of the former captain (Virat Kohli).
Significantly, the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023 was played in Nagpur. Where the Indian team defeated Australia by an innings and 132 runs. Rohit Sharma played a century in this match. This innings of Rohit had given the upper hand to Team India.
‘Rohit showed tremendous confidence in defence’
Ian Chappell wrote in an article for Cricinfo, ‘Rohit’s confidence in his defense played an important role in the Nagpur Test. If the batsman does not trust his defense on Indian pitches, then he panics and starts doing something which he should not do and in such a situation he loses his wicket. Rahit showed a good game here.
Chappell writes, ‘Rohit not only played a variety of shots during his batting, but the Australian bowlers were also frostbitten by the manner in which he played. Rohit told domestic and foreign players how to play on Indian pitches’
‘Captaincy revived Rohit’s Test career’
Chappell further wrote, ‘Rohit’s career was saved by opening in Test cricket. It seems that he was wasting his time by coming down the batting order. Now coming before Virat Kohli, he is saved from facing the pressure of the popularity of this former captain. Captaincy has also played a big role in reviving Rohit’s Test career. The discipline required to lead the team has added another level to his batting.
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