Rohit Sharma's Test career soared after Ravi Shastri's bold move
Ravi Shastri made a big call in 2019. While serving as India’s head coach, he told Rohit Sharma to open in Test matches. Shastri saw Rohit's performance in the 2019 men's cricket World Cup, scoring five hundreds and topping the run charts.
Rohit accepted the challenge. In his first match as a Test opener, he scored a twin century and looked right at home. He started strong and kept going. From that point, he scored 9 of his 12 Test hundreds as an opener.
Shastri said Rohit liked batting early and had all the shots to handle fast bowlers. He praised Rohit for working hard on his technique, mainly during the England tour.
Rohit retired from Test cricket last week. He finished with 4,301 runs, 12 hundreds, and 18 fifties in 67 matches. His success at the top didn’t come by luck. It came from a smart move and intense effort.
