India vs Sri Lanka 2017: 5 positives for India from the T20I series

#2 Ro-hit Sharma - the best opener?

Rohit Sharma had a phenomenal year in limited overs games

Rohit Sharma had an unforgettable 2017. He has been so good in the last twelve months that Sandeep Patil couldn't resist himself from calling Rohit a better batsman than Virat Kohli this year.

The series was the first test of Rohit's captaincy skills, and he did exceptionally well in it. But what he excelled in was in his usual job of opening the innings. Rohit Sharma, on his own, won India the second tie of the series by scoring the fastest international T20I century. It was very similar to the innings he played in Mohali in the second ODI. Both the innings completely outmuscled the Sri Lankan team from the game.

Rohit, when on song, is the most destructive batsmen one would ever face. His tally of 65 international sixes in 2017, which happens to be the highest in a calendar year, is what justifies the aforesaid statement.