6 players who make India's bench incredibly strong

Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma is arguably the best opener in white-ball world cricket. He has scored three double hundreds when many batsmen struggle to score one.

Rohit also had a dream start to his Test career when he scored 177 and 111 in his first two innings. Those performances ignited the hopes of many Indian fans who felt he would be a perfect fit for the modern day Fab Four in Indian cricket which included Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane.

But Rohit's first overseas sojourn turned into a nightmare as he struggled against the moving ball, as well as the pace and bounce. All he could manage was a fifty each in New Zealand, England and Australia.

He was later brought back into the Test squad and he did reasonably well in India's home season against New Zealand and Sri Lanka. He has now vastly improved his overseas performances, if the way he played in Australia recently is anything to go by. However, he has not been successful in delivering the killer blow to the opposition.

If Rohit sorts out his red ball game, India will feel blessed to have someone on the bench who is an all-weather batsman and can perform anywhere in the world.