Which modern batsman will surpass the great Tendulkar?

#2 Rohit Sharma

For a man with more double hundreds than anyone else, run scoring has looked simply too easy for this opener. With an age of 31, Sharma certainly has a good number of years by his side, at least in comparison to Hashim Amla.

With 7454 runs at the moment from 193 games, the then 20-year-old debutant is certainly on track to leave a lasting mark. What would help is the fact that he can get his runs via boundary hitting and not just running, which is bound to deteriorate with age. As far as run scoring is concerned, Rohit has slowly emerged out of Kohli's shadow in the batting lineup over the last few years, which is visible in the steep climb of the red line in the chart below.

The red line has shown constant growth as the career progressed

With a 20-game per year average, Sharma will play another 100 games assuming he plays until he is 36. He would then have to score at the average of nearly 100+ in his remaining years, which is a ridiculous ask considering he has only been able to maintain an average of 70 in the last 3 years, which looks like the prime of his career. With a better chance than Amla, Rohit still has insufficient time on his side.

He gets a 1/10.

Predicted career course (purple line):

The Hitman may just run out of time