5 most naturally gifted batsmen of the game

3. Rohit Sharma

For someone who doesn’t know the joy of life, just watch Rohit Sharma bat in full flow. The ease with which the Mumbaikar piles on runs will make you think that is international cricket that simple? Unfortunately, it’s not, it is Sharma’s refined talent that allows him to play such fanciful cricket and awe the audience.

His shotmaking coupled with his gift of timing can often take the cricket fans to the la-la land. In particular, his signature shots like Natraj-Esque pull shots and lofted sixes over the covers already have a cult following. Above all, in recent times, the right-hander has finally stepped up to his early promise with his consistent performances.

He has become one of the leading run-scorers for the country in white-ball cricket. To add to it now he is the only batsman in the history to crunch 3 double centuries in ODIs. In simple terms with all his batting records, Rohit has continued the legend of Indian batsmanship. The only difference is that his class will always separate him from the rest of the batting stalwarts from the country.