Rohit Sharma has many firsts to his name. First to get past 250 and bat all 50 overs of a one day international being the best of them all. In Sydney, he also became the first India captain to drop himself from the playing XI in a match. This has to be one of the bravest decisions taken by any cricketer, especially the captain. Leaving out a player from the team is hard enough, but to take the call to leave oneself out has to be the bravest. 

Rare talent

Rohit Sharma has not quite lived up to his talent in Test cricket because of his tendency to take a few unnecessary risks which when they come off look spectacular but when they don’t it causes despair among the many who expect the delightful strokeplay to continue. Delightful his batting has always been because he is one of those rare talents that can combine elegance and power. When players, who make batting look so easy, get out the general impression is that they have been casual about their dismissal. That’s not the case, of course, for they care as deeply about their wicket like any other batter who may not have their elegance. It’s just that with elegance, there will always be a casual look about every ball they face whether they score off it or get out. Whether this move means that he will call it a day in Test cricket, we should know soon.