3 Reasons why Rohit Sharma shouldn’t open in Test cricket
With no place in the middle-order, the selectors might want him to take up the opening position in the whites as well.
2. Vulnerability against the moving ball
It is no secret that Rohit Sharma has struggled against the moving ball for a large part of his career. Be it against the white-ball or the red one, Sharma has often struggled against the new ball which is moving around. With the pitches having something in it, the bowlers are always in the game.
Moreover, the red ball tends to do a lot more than the white one. The fields are different and batsmen can get away with certain mistakes made in the shorter formats but it’s not the case in Test cricket. His foot movement is also a touch tentative. In fact, he has been dismissed bowled or LBW 40% of the times in Test cricket.
Also, the Indian white-ball vice-captain doesn’t have a great record in the SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia) countries where the ball does quite a bit. He averages just 25.36 in those nations and has scored just three half-centuries in 24 innings. Hence, Rohit Sharma might get found out on tours and India’s old problem with openers will never fade away.
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