Sportskeeda Cricket Awards 2016: Countdown to the Cricketer of the Year

Modified Dec 29, 2016 21:39 IST

SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - JULY 05: Dinesh Chandimal of Sri Lanka bats during the Natwest International T20 match between England and Sri Lanka at Ageas Bowl on July 5, 2016 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) — Chandimal is now a key member of the Sri Lankan bating unit

#22 Rohit Sharma

MUMBAI, INDIA - MARCH 31: Rohit Sharma of India bats during the ICC World Twenty20 India 2016 Semi Final match between West Indies and India at Wankhede Stadium on March 31, 2016 in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images) — Rohit has scored 1349 runs this year

It was an average year for Rohit Sharma in international cricket. He, however, played some crucial knocks in One-Day-Internationals and T20 formats but failed to replicate the same in Tests.

During the World T20 this year it was Rohit who gave India some great starts. He started off the year with a bang with a 171 not out at Perth and then bagged another 124 at Brisbane against the Australians but then after the World T20 his performances slid down.

In the last ODI series versus New Zealand where he played five games, his best score was 70. Overall, he played 33 matches in 2016 where he scored 1349 runs at an average of 43.51 with 2 hundreds.

His fans would surely hope he will have a better 2017.