Comparing Rohit Sharma to Tendulkar is premature

Updated On: 09 June, 2009 08:18 AM IST | | khalid a-h ansari

There's no denying Sharma's class but comparisons with Tendulkar are premature

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Comparing Rohit Sharma to Tendulkar is premature

There's no denying Sharma's class but comparisons with Tendulkar are premature

As the Indian team prepares for tomorrow's match against neophytes Ireland, ahead of the Super Eight stage where they are expected to face stiffer competition from South Africa, and England for a place in the semi-final, fans and critics here are raving over Mumbai's Rohit Sharma.

Former England captain Nasser Hussain, whose Chennai-born father Javed passed away recently, has termed Sharma "India's new little master".

In his column for a London newspaper, Hussain writes: "Got our first glimpse of Rohit Sharma at Trent Bridge. The Indian pundits I've spoken to reckon they've found the new Tendulkar at last. He's that good. Watch out for him."