4 Turning points that changed Rohit Sharma's career

#1 Promotion to the opening slot

Dhoni backed Rohit for the opening slot along with Shikhar Dhawan.

For any player to succeed at the highest level, the backing of the captain is of the utmost importance. It was Dhoni who believed in Rohit's abilities as a batsman and promoted him to the opening slot in the ICC Champions Trophy 2013.

The utter faith Rohit received from his Captain Dhoni, a man who knows a match winner when he sees one, was the biggest turning point in Rohit's career. Till 2012, he scored only 1978 runs in 86 matches at an average of 30.43 with only two centuries.

Since 2013, Rohit's transformation has been phenomenal as opening batsmen. He has scored 4770 runs at a staggering average of 56.11 with 16 tons to his name. Dhoni's move to promote Rohit up the order turned out to be a masterstroke and changed his career forever.