Five Positives for team India from the 500th Test Match

#5 Rohit Sharma shows signs of adaptation to the Test format

Rohit Sharma is back in form for the Indian test team (Image Courtesy: BCCI Official)

Every person who follows cricket, will know what a talent Rohit Sharma is. But over the years, he has not been able to make it at the highest level of the game. He seems to somehow fallen prey to his own instincts, ending up playing rash shots and throwing his wicket away.

But on Day 4 of the first test match, the Rohit that we got to watch was a different version. The situation was tailor-made for him, with India needing some quick runs before going in for the kill in the final innings. Ordinarily, we would have seen the Maharashtrian go for it from ball one, no holds barred.

However, in this innings, he held himself back. He avoided his tendency to get reckless and showed signs of controlled aggression. He chose his moments well, watched the ball carefully and most importantly, batted all the way through till declaration.

His 68* will go down as an important innings given the context of the game and his own state of mind.

Hopefully, this represents the start of “Rohit Sharma - The Test Batsman” after years of just being “Rohit Sharma - The Talent”.