Congratulations Rohit Sharma for a THIRD ODI double hundred! (13/12/2017)

[sensible-indian-fan]

Match losing 100 (against better teams).

But match winning 200.

Rohit in zone is an insane batsman.

 

[Ab Fan]

I think Rohit Sharma is pretty much the right handed version of Saed Anwar in odis. Two absolutely fantastic openers.

 

[Ab Fan]

Match losing 100 (against better teams).

But match winning 200.

Rohit in zone is an insane batsman.

An individual score of 200 in odis will always be match winning ones!

 

[troodon]

I think Rohit Sharma is pretty much the right handed version of Saed Anwar in odis. Two absolutely fantastic openers.

Anwar does not possess the hitting ability of Rohit Sharma. May be fitness issue with Anwar. Rohit is very fit.

Anwar is brutal with flicks and off side cuts. Rohit is the greatest Puller of the ball from subcontinent.

Anwar on his day can put the team on winning positions. Rohit on his day is a one man army. He can do it all by himself.

 

[Lefthanded]

Lots of sixes today. great knock.

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What a beast. Now if only he can do this in SA/England in Tests.

 

[Syed1]

Playing against Sri Lanka - check

Playing at home - check

Playing on the flattest pitches in the world - check



All the conditions were right for FTB and HTB Sharma to get a double ton. Well kudos to him. A double ton is no minor feat, but still he isn't that good of a batsman.

 

[the Great Khan]

flat track or not you have to hand it to the young man. At the end of the day you still have to go out and hit those big hundreds. Superb innings. (although sachin's was better lol)...India should be glad they have such top class batters in their ranks and not moan so much when you lose the odd ODI.

 

[Rudi hater]

He is the ODI batsman that de Villiers should have been, if only he had the guts to come up the order.

An ODI ATG opener already in my view, sensational player.

Only trouble is he only scores on Indian pitches and bowlers other than Mohammed Amir

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Yes rohit scored runs on flat track against ordinary SL bowling. You dont want to go overboard in praising, I can understand.
He is no kohli or abd or arguably even amla.
But bashing him after scoring 200 is like he is a tailender.
He is a damn good batsman even if its not grade 1.
People behave strangely here...bashming more n more for scoring those runs as if he is doing some crime.

I would have loved to see him score even half of what he has scored today against Pakistan in CT final.

 

[dauntless]

FTB at it's best! Very good innings against mighty Lankans he might score another in the remaining odi!He has to be the greatest FTB of this era! Hopefully south Africa makes better pitches so that he can say to steyn "come to india and we will see"

 

[Chief Destroyer]

What's impressive about this knock?

 

[Princejain191]

It certainly takes more resolve to bat in the top-order, because that is where you have to take the bull by the horns and set the tone for your team. Your best batsmen should bat at the top in ODIs, and that is what India have done well.

Both Rohit and de Villiers are ATGs, but the former is maximizing his potential in ODIs, while the latter has not been able to due to his weak mentality. Considering how talented de Villiers is, he should have ended up as the greatest ODI batsman in history. Unfortunately, he is not even the best of his era.

I have been a critic for AB for as long as I can remember. But if there is one thing I can say about him - he is at the top of the pie. He scores against quality bowlers and scores runs everywhere - Australia, India, New Zealand. He played a ridiculous inning in Chennai the last time SA was here, when it was turning huge. I have no qualms that AB could perhaps have done more with what he has in pressure situations, and even I would take a Virat over him.

But to compare him to someone like Rohit is just wrong. And I say that as someone who has watched too much cricket in the last 6-7 years. Rohit has developed into a good player. And I would stress the 'good' part there because I don't see him to be much more than that. He is still IMO a one-dimensional player that looks like a lamb to the slaughterhouse on a pitch where the par isn't 280+. He has scored a lot in ODIs in India and the fact that he averages amazing doesn't really showcase how average he looks when the ball isn't coming straight. Also, since the last year and a half, we have started to have a lot of good cricket pitches with some absolute flat roads in-between them, and you will see that he has had many low scores (usually on good pitches) and then these huge scores on flat decks most of the time, which inflates the average.

I am not a big fan of AB but you are doing an injustice there by putting Rohit in the same bracket. AB has a lot of faults but with all due respect, he is only comparable to Virat in this generation and none else. And Rohit is definitely not an ATG.

Also, is there any doubt that AB wouldn't have performed well if he was bating in top 3? What are really the challenges there? Pitches are flat and you have so many overs to bat. He would have done as well there too.

 

[Oxfordchamp]

Innings like that bring sheer joy to millions of cricket fans...thoroughly enjoyed it...thanks rohit...

 

[Sin Nombre]

I would have loved to see him score even half of what he has scored today against Pakistan in CT final.

Rohit was the 4th higher scorer in CT 2013, 15th highest in WC 2015 and 2nd highest in CT 2017.

His record in big tournaments is fantastic, one or 2 poor games notwithstanding.


He is a FTB as PP likes to call him but modern LOI cricket is all about that.

 

[Sin Nombre]

The question for me is why does it take him so long to get going.

 

[blue_champion]

150s in ODIs

Rohit Sharma: 5 in 173 Odis
Pakistan: 3 in 884 ODIs

Too bad India get to play on these flat tracks when Pakistan only plays on minefields and dustbowls and greentracks

 

[Syed1]

150s in ODIs

Rohit Sharma: 5 in 173 Odis
Pakistan: 3 in 884 ODIs

Too bad India get to play on these flat tracks when Pakistan only plays on minefields and dustbowls and greentracks

Most of the times we don't even have to score that many runs.


Heck as soon as our team total ticks over to 201 it is a no-hope situation for the opposition against the best bowling attack the world has seen.

 

[Buffet]

150s in ODIs

Rohit Sharma: 5 in 173 Odis
Pakistan: 3 in 884 ODIs

Too bad India get to play on these flat tracks when Pakistan only plays on minefields and dustbowls and greentracks

150+ scores by individual batsmen,

SRT - 5
Warner - 5
Sharma - 5
Gayle - 4
Jaya - 4
Amla - 4
Guptil - 3
Viv - 3
Dilshan - 3
Lara - 3
Strauss - 3

We can see it that certain batsmen have scored 150+ more often than others. Lot of these names played only in the last 10-15 years. Pakistan had a weaker batting line up, specially the top 3, which is likely to score 150+ runs. That's why Pakistan has only 3 in entire history.

I think Babar can score few 150+ scores in future. You have to bat well and bat in top 3 to score 150+.

 

[Bilal7]

two of them are against freakin legends of Australian bowling e.g: SCOTT BOLAND, JOEL PARIS and KANE RICHARDSON..

ATG bowlers right there. I don't think either Kohli nor Rohit have a century against Australia with Starc in the team. Can someone double check?

You missed the point. de Villiers would have achieved similar feats as Rohit if we would have batted in the top three, which he should have. From a batting perspective, opening in ODIs in this era is actually easier than batting in the middle-order, but the mental challenge of batting in the top-order and setting the tone for the team is something that has been beyond de Villiers.

Is opening easier than batting in the middle-order or is ABDV a coward for not having the guts to open? Make up your mind.

The reality of the situation is that opening is certainly more difficult than batting in the middle-order, outside of Asia, but de Villiers is not an opening batsman and is much more useful to his team batting at #4 or #5.

The question for me is why does it take him so long to get going.

He can certainly get going earlier but that approach has morr risk involved which can result in him losing his wicket cheaply. Once this FTB gets his eye in, however, it is a different story.

 

[Buffet]

Most of the times we don't even have to score that many runs.


Heck as soon as our team total ticks over to 201 it is a no-hope situation for the opposition against the best bowling attack the world has seen.

In the last 3 years, Pakistan has lost 6 and won 3 games while defending 200-250

 

[Syed1]

In the last 3 years, Pakistan has lost 6 and won 3 games while defending 200-250

We didn't have the best bowling attack 3 years ago

 

[kingusama92]

200+ against any opponent is incredible.

Most guys wouldn't be able to do it even if they were given a hundred chances.

 

[Sam99]

ATG bowlers right there. I don't think either Kohli nor Rohit have a century against Australia with Starc in the team. Can someone double check?.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/11511/scorecard/754749/australia-vs-india-2nd-match/

Rohit does have it & it was class and beautiful innings to watch against starc when he was on fire. (138 of 139)
Was not flat pitch at all. Same for kohli he has in tests during 2014 tour but those were flat tracks but runs are runs.

 

[blue_champion]

We didn't have the best bowling attack 3 years ago

didn’t you guys give 400+ total twice in the last 1 year and both occasions Hassan,Amir,Wahab etc etc all played .

Infact I believe Pakistan has the record for highest total scored against them

 

[Buffet]

We didn't have the best bowling attack 3 years ago

Well, let's see if this best bowling attack last for the next 3 years.

Many claims of best bowler, batsman or team were made after 10-15 games and they proved to be wrong.

 

[Bilal7]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/11511/scorecard/754749/australia-vs-india-2nd-match/

Rohit does have it & it was class and beautiful innings to watch against starc when he was on fire. (138 of 139)
Was not flat pitch at all. Same for kohli he has in tests during 2014 tour but those were flat tracks but runs are runs.

Thanks. I didn't see this match but the scorecard itself testifies to it being a fantastic innings by Rohit. Starc was on fire and scoring a century when neither team was able to score 280 is superb.

I'd rate this innings better than any of his double hundreds.

 

[Bilal7]

didn’t you guys give 400+ total twice in the last 1 year and both occasions Hassan,Amir,Wahab etc etc all played .

Infact I believe Pakistan has the record for highest total scored against them

I don't know what your point is. Pakistan possesses what is easily one of the top two bowling attacks in the world and we showed that at the Champions Trophy.

Yes, we had a poor showing in England last year where they conceded 444 but half of the bowlers from that match don't play ODIs for us anymore and the other half have improved remarkably.

Only a tool would doubt Pakistan's current bowling prowess.

 

[Buffet]

didn’t you guys give 400+ total twice in the last 1 year and both occasions Hassan,Amir,Wahab etc etc all played .

Infact I believe Pakistan has the record for highest total scored against them

I don't see any team giving 400+ in the last 12 months, Here is the entire list,


Sri Lanka 392/4

Sri Lanka 384/6

England 381/6

Sri Lanka 375/5

Pakistan 369/7

West Indies 369/9

Bangladesh 369/6

Sri Lanka 367/5

India 366/8

England 356/7

England 356/5

Pakistan 353/6

Bangladesh 353/6

India 350/7

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350+ against SL 4 times, against Eng 3 times, against Pakistan 2 times, against Ind 2 times, against BD 2 times & against WI 1 time

In the last 12 months, Aus, SA and NZ have not allowed an opposition to score 350+.

 

[Sam99]

Thanks. I didn't see this match but the scorecard itself testifies to it being a fantastic innings by Rohit. Starc was on fire and scoring a century when neither team was able to score 280 is superb.

I'd rate this innings better than any of his double hundreds.

There was similar innings of rohit vs south africa (150 i guess against steyn and rabada) 1st odi 2015 series
I don't agree that he is completely flat track bully. If others get respect he should get as well.

 

[rashmin]

Good batting by Rohit

 

[maxamax]

Standards have fallen for sure.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Standards have fallen for sure.

Standard has improved on the contrary. Sustained hitting is no joke anywhere in any era.

 

[Protea Fan]

Great from rohit,scoring these many double hundreds is simply no small feat so kudos

But its funny hearing him as an ATG,first of all he need to surpass sehwag and ganguly to be a indian great atleast let alone the ATG talk

Realistically he might surpass both of them and most probably end up behind sachin

De kock is the only opener who has got the potential to be an ATG from this era.The guy has had runs on his kitty,have the ability to score big hundreds and most importantly age on his side

 

[maxamax]

Standard has improved on the contrary. Sustained hitting is no joke anywhere in any era.

Look at the balls being thrown at him. Even a Nazir or Sharjeel can keep hitting whole day with that stuff.

 

[AlizeeFan]

Look at the balls being thrown at him. Even a Nazir or Sharjeel can keep hitting whole day with that stuff.

After batting for 42 overs?

They would have been asking for physio instead of hitting those.

 

[Saj]

Incredible talent this guy. Makes batting look so easy.

I remember when Saeed Anwar made 194 & I was thinking that record would never be broken.

 

[Justcrazy]

Rohit once settled on flat tracks , can simply bat the opposition out of the game.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Look at the balls being thrown at him. Even a Nazir or Sharjeel can keep hitting whole day with that stuff.

Why couldn't they? After all they have faced their own share of innocuous bowlers.

 

[maxamax]

Why couldn't they? After all they have faced their own share of innocuous bowlers.

Nazir did scored 170. No one backed him to be Rohit because there were very less flat tracks back then and people were playing all over the world. I am sure Sharjeel would hit it sooner or later if he stayed at previous form and is backed up by the board and team.

 

[maxamax]

Rohit once settled on flat tracks , can simply bat the opposition out of the game.

Tell that when he does that against Amir + Junaid + Hasan + Ruman on a slightly lively pitch (he wont last that long anyway).

 

[jnaveen1980]

Nazir did scored 170. No one backed him to be Rohit because there were very less flat tracks back then and people were playing all over the world. I am sure Sharjeel would hit it sooner or later if he stayed at previous form and is backed up by the board and team.

Not True. Flat track have been existing for years. Just that there was nobody had that attitude or skill until Jayasuriya exploded. Afridi was already playing like that in the late 90s.

 

[blue_champion]

I don't see any team giving 400+ in the last 12 months, Here is the entire list,


Sri Lanka 392/4

Sri Lanka 384/6

England 381/6

Sri Lanka 375/5

Pakistan 369/7

West Indies 369/9

Bangladesh 369/6

Sri Lanka 367/5

India 366/8

England 356/7

England 356/5

Pakistan 353/6

Bangladesh 353/6

India 350/7

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350+ against SL 4 times, against Eng 3 times, against Pakistan 2 times, against Ind 2 times, against BD 2 times & against WI 1 time

In the last 12 months, Aus, SA and NZ have not allowed an opposition to score 350+.

Sorry wasn’t more specific and was vague but in Aug 2016 England scored 444/3 and the attack was Wahab,Amir and Hassan Ali in Jan of this year Aus scores 369 and 353 with pretty much all the so called star bowlers in the bowling line up.

I don’t want to indulge in this further because it usually leads nowhere but See the point of my post was the poster saying Pak never get such pitches or opportunities

 

[jnaveen1980]

T20 has really made this possible. For heavensake Finch made 156 in a T20 game. David Miller walked out in 10th over agianst BD and ended up with a 100 by 20th over. Batsmen can play slowly upto 30th over and get to 100 and explode at the end.

 

[kingusama92]

The second 100 came off 36 deliveries. Unbelievable.

Fastest 100 in ODIs is 31 deliveries and that's without fatigue.

 

[shaz619]

Lmao some Lanka bashing is all Indians need to feel better about CT failure

 

[giri26]

Brilliant innings by Rohit, but I am more excited about Shreyas Iyer.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

200+ against any opponent is incredible.

Most guys wouldn't be able to do it even if they were given a hundred chances.

What the hell does this even mean? If you judge according to this, then batsmen have scored 300+ in domestic cricket because that's the level of this attack.

 

[giri26]

What the hell does this even mean? If you judge according to this, then batsmen have scored 300+ in domestic cricket because that's the level of this attack.

I am sure he is talking about international cricket. If it was so easy lots of people would have done it by now. It not only requires temperament to bat that long, it also requires incredible fitness to run and hit big shots for 50 overs. More demanding than scoring double hundred in Tests.

 

[troodon]

The pitch was not flat at the beginning. It had some help for the bowlers for the first 5 or 6 overs. Lankans did not bowl properly and Rohit applied himself to survive the initial busrt from Lakmal and Mathews.

Once the juice out of the pitch was gone, he slowly accelerated and after reaching his century, he was in superman mode.

People saying, these runs are useless need to realize that Rohit has run many singles while reaching hundred. After that effort, to have the strength to clear the boundary ropes with so much ease is not a joke. You need tremendous fitness to do what Rohit did.

Even while reaching 200, Rohit ran 2 doubles and sprinted like a Gazelle. I don't think many batsman can do that. After that he hit another monstrous six.

There is a reason hitting a double century is tough. You need lot of luck and stamina to play such innings. He remained not out till the end.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Would still pick Dhawan over Rohit.

Not a fan of Rohit and Tamim kind of players who put their milestones first rather than team in big matches.

Cant risk losing a tournament.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

But yeah no doubt big achievement even if I am not fan of him.

3 200s is v.v. difficult.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

I am sure he is talking about international cricket. If it was so easy lots of people would have done it by now. It not only requires temperament to bat that long, it also requires incredible fitness to run and hit big shots for 50 overs. More demanding than scoring double hundred in Tests.

No, it does not take much conditioning. Batting is easy. I can bat all day without exercising a single day. Rohit is no Kohli, he's not converting singles into doubles into triples. He relies on boundaries which he scores by timing, not muscle.

It takes a bit of luck, minnow bashing and hunger for runs. Only the last part is impressive.

 

[troodon]

Would still pick Dhawan over Rohit.

Not a fan of Rohit and Tamim kind of players who put their milestones first rather than team in big matches.

Cant risk losing a tournament.

Tamim is not on the same level as Rohit. He does not have the ability to hit like Rohit.

Same with Dhawan. Both Rohit and Dhawan have been consistent. But Dhawan cannot run away with the match like Rohit can.

I would pick Rohit over Dhawan. But it is a close one in ICC Tournaments. India is blessed to have both.

 

[kingusama92]

What the hell does this even mean? If you judge according to this, then batsmen have scored 300+ in domestic cricket because that's the level of this attack.

Oh sorry, didn't realize I was posting in Swahili.

1) The very same bowling attack took apart IND a few days back.
2) We're talking about international cricket.
3) There have been only 7 200+ scores in the history of ODI cricket including matches with minnows. It's a rare feat.

Next thing we know, you'll start talking about making "300+" in book cricket at your preschool library.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Oh sorry, didn't realize I was posting in Swahili.

1) The very same bowling attack took apart IND a few days back.
2) We're talking about international cricket.
3) There have been only 7 200+ scores in the history of ODI cricket including matches with minnows. It's a rare feat.

Next thing we know, you'll start talking about making "300+" in book cricket at your preschool library.

You'd make more sense posting in Swahili.

This bowling attack has been getting hammered left, right and center. One lucky day doesn't change that. It's a club level attack.

Wow, international cricket. I thought this was a club game looking at Sri Lanka's attack.

Because most batsmen don't get to play against Sri Lanka every second series on 50m grounds with lightning fast outfields.

 

[rashmin]

Lmao some Lanka bashing is all Indians need to feel better about CT failure

How many of your Pak legends scored 150 against the same attack, let alone 200. My friend, that's the bar India set, even with becoming a finalist, it was a failure for them, thanks for the realization.

 

[CricFan2012]

You'd make more sense posting in Swahili.

This bowling attack has been getting hammered left, right and center. One lucky day doesn't change that. It's a club level attack.

Wow, international cricket. I thought this was a club game looking at Sri Lanka's attack.

Because most batsmen don't get to play against Sri Lanka every second series on 50m grounds with lightning fast outfields.

Shot yourself in the foot with that post.

Actually watch the highlights at least because most of those sixes were well into the crowd and he hit 12 of them, the ground did not look small at all.

Respect a good innings when you see one.

 

[blue_champion]

What the hell does this even mean? If you judge according to this, then batsmen have scored 300+ in domestic cricket because that's the level of this attack.

This probably won’t have any impact but I will try

In the entire history of cricket by that I mean LIST A cricket do you know how many times 200 has been breached by a batsman?

Do you know how many have repeated that twice leave alone thrice?

 

[kingusama92]

You'd make more sense posting in Swahili.

This bowling attack has been getting hammered left, right and center. One lucky day doesn't change that. It's a club level attack.

Wow, international cricket. I thought this was a club game looking at Sri Lanka's attack.

Because most batsmen don't get to play against Sri Lanka every second series on 50m grounds with lightning fast outfields.

PCA Stadium is not a small ground. Never has been.

And Rohit has played Sri Lanka twice at home in the past three years. In comparison, Babar Azam has played them five times in the UAE (2017).

 

[WengerOut]

You'd make more sense posting in Swahili.

This bowling attack has been getting hammered left, right and center. One lucky day doesn't change that. It's a club level attack.

Wow, international cricket. I thought this was a club game looking at Sri Lanka's attack.

Because most batsmen don't get to play against Sri Lanka every second series on 50m grounds with lightning fast outfields.

Mohali is one of the biggest grounds in India if not the biggest.

 

[maxamax]

Not True. Flat track have been existing for years. Just that there was nobody had that attitude or skill until Jayasuriya exploded. Afridi was already playing like that in the late 90s.

Existed but like 5-20%. And no body had interest in piling up runs over such tracks. Sehwag has scored 300s on such tracks so Indians always had a thing with scoring big on flat tracks to be called a great.

 

[blue_champion]

Existed but like 5-20%. And no body had interest in piling up runs over such tracks. Sehwag has scored 300s on such tracks so Indians always had a thing with scoring big on flat tracks to be called a great.

Pakistan (and by that not UAE pitches) were some of the flattest pitches on the Subcontinent...infact Srilankan pitches a close 2nd as well .

Indian pitches even though favor home spinners are result oriented...there is a reason we used to and still blank most teams and even on a rare occasion or 2 when we lost the series it was a very exciting and closely contested series like Pakistan in 1999/Asian test championship or against Aus in 2004 etc etc but it was result oriented...So if they were flat for batting it was equal opportunity wasn’t it?

 

[jnaveen1980]

Would still pick Dhawan over Rohit.

Not a fan of Rohit and Tamim kind of players who put their milestones first rather than team in big matches.

Cant risk losing a tournament.

You know INdia would have been trouble against Bangladesh in 2015 world cup without Rohit sharma's knock right?

 

[jnaveen1980]

Existed but like 5-20%. And no body had interest in piling up runs over such tracks. Sehwag has scored 300s on such tracks so Indians always had a thing with scoring big on flat tracks to be called a great.

Nobody had interest should be changed to Nobody had the capacity. Since when Piling up runs in cricket becamse a bad thing lol You suggest as if batsman wants to get out after reaching 50, 60 runs? Fact is it is very very har to score a 200 in a ODI even on a so called flat track. As a reminder Misba for all his experience never got a 100 let alone 200 in his career in ODI. Yes it is hard. Anwar's record was proud moment for Pakistanis for a very long time because it was a stunning effort. He scored more than half those runs with a by runner. Nobody dismissed that innings.

 

[R0H1T]

You know INdia would have been trouble against Bangladesh in 2015 world cup without Rohit sharma's knock right?

Yes but I'd also prefer Dhawan over Sharma in ICC events, his record is phenomenal even in the only WC he played in. Dhawan might have a loose technique wrt Sharma but he has the attitude of taking the attack to his opponents, he doesn't fail as often as Sharma when the chips are down like the CT final. That is not to say that both are similar, they are but Dhawan is somehow more consistent on scoring against better attacks or while chasing, he doesn't score big as often though.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Yes but I'd also prefer Dhawan over Sharma in ICC events, his record is phenomenal even in the only WC he played in. Dhawan might have a loose technique wrt Sharma but he has the attitude of taking the attack to his opponents, he doesn't fail as often as Sharma when the chips are down like the CT final. That is not to say that both are similar, they are but Dhawan is somehow more consistent on scoring against better attacks or while chasing, he doesn't score big as often though.

India needs both of them. Much like how Ganguly complemented Sachin, Sehwag complemented Gambhir.

 

[Madplayer]

Well no matter how you put it 3 double hundereds and so many daddy hundereds does put him forward as a potential ODI great. If it was so easy to achieve such a feat "in this day and age of batsmen friendly rules" , many others would have been doing it.

 

[R0H1T]

India needs both of them. Much like how Ganguly complemented Sachin, Sehwag complemented Gambhir.

We do but I'm just stating my preference, though I'd prefer KL over either of them when he gets a regular berth in the LO side.

 

[pillionrider]

It's quite interesting and makes for hilarious reading to see the people who are weeping here equally distributed among Indian and Pakistani fans. In fact, some of the best congrats have come from the Pakistanis.

To those drowning in their salty tears, think about this - if your favourite batsmen were to score 3 hundreds at more than a run a ball, you'd be cheering. This guy has THREE 200s.

 

[daytrader]

wow another one. What a comeback after the first match especially as a captain. This dude can go down as an ATG opener. Is this the first 200 for a captain?

 

[pillionrider]

This dude can go down as an ATG opener. Is this the first 200 for a captain?

No. Sehwag

 

[daytrader]

No. Sehwag

oh yea. regardless, very impressive! thanks for the answer

 

[troodon]

Rohit will go down as an ATG ODI Batsman if he gets to 25 hundreds.

If Rohit scores 2 more doubles, he will become an absolute legend.

 

[ind_win]

Now, if only Rahul is "allowed" to play and drop karthiks, yadavs etc by kohli and co. This Indian team could do better in SA and not have a white wash or Australia 2014-15 kind of ODI series - almost there, never won type.

 

[maxamax]

Nobody had interest should be changed to Nobody had the capacity. Since when Piling up runs in cricket becamse a bad thing lol You suggest as if batsman wants to get out after reaching 50, 60 runs? Fact is it is very very har to score a 200 in a ODI even on a so called flat track. As a reminder Misba for all his experience never got a 100 let alone 200 in his career in ODI. Yes it is hard. Anwar's record was proud moment for Pakistanis for a very long time because it was a stunning effort. He scored more than half those runs with a by runner. Nobody dismissed that innings.

You mean to say that Sehwag was more capable than Tendulkar? Hiting dollies (even consistently) is not considered as capability.

Yes, Misbah never got 100. But he has won many games against quality oppositions with his 50s. On the other hand, the Zimbabwe player who scored 194* is no one. He wont be better than Dravid. There is a difference between having a game by bat against quality bowling and pilling up tons after tons against dummy bowlers. Calling such players great would be insult to Viv, Anwar, Gilly and co.

Pakistan (and by that not UAE pitches) were some of the flattest pitches on the Subcontinent...infact Srilankan pitches a close 2nd as well .

Indian pitches even though favor home spinners are result oriented...there is a reason we used to and still blank most teams and even on a rare occasion or 2 when we lost the series it was a very exciting and closely contested series like Pakistan in 1999/Asian test championship or against Aus in 2004 etc etc but it was result oriented...So if they were flat for batting it was equal opportunity wasn’t it?

Both assisted spin more or less.
For subcontinental team, spin == flat.

 

[HuzaifaE]

He's already an ATG ODI opener. Severely underrated for the past three or four years, he's been absolutely ridiculous since stamping his place down as an opener and only now is the unfair criticism finally making way.

 

[Mamoon]

[MENTION=129948]Bilal7[/MENTION]

Opening is not difficult in ODIs. In fact, it is the easiest position to bat unless you are playing on a green pitch with an overcast sky, but those conditions are rare. History is filled with examples of many mediocre middle-order batsmen (Rohit is one of them) who transformed into elite batsmen once they got promoted to open the innings.

However, the reverse is not true, there are very few - if any - examples of mediocre openers who thrived in the middle-order.

The problem with de Villiers is that he doesn't have the heart to take the game by the scruff of its neck. He will let Amla, de Kock and Faf do the dirty work so that he can capitalize on the platform. In worse case scenario, he will promote a bowling all-rounder in a CT semifinal in order to protect himself from the new ball. It is something that has agitated some of his own countrymen as well, which is why Cullinan stated that Kohli shapes more wins at number 3 than de Villiers does at 4/5.

And no, he has not been useful for SA, which is why they have an empty trophy cabinet and he has not won a single World Cup/CT/WT20 knockout game with his bat.

Rohit is seriously threatening his position as the number 2 ODI batsman of this era, he is achieving some incredible things with the bat as an opener. Dhoni's decision to promote him in 2013 and revive his fledging career, is right up there with SL's decision of promoting Dilshan after a decade of mediocrity in the middle-order.

 

[Mamoon]

Imagine how highly Rohit would be rated if he was a Pakistani. Pretty sure the 'he is a FTB' brigade would have dubbed him the greatest ODI opener in history. The bias here can get embarrassing at times.

He is the best ODI opener from Asia after Tendulkar and Jayasuriya in my view. He has surpassed Ganguly and Anwar, and is very close to overtaking Jayasuriya as well. An ODI legend without a doubt, and right up there with de Kock and Warner as the best ODI opener of this generation.

 

[Hasan123]

[MENTION=129948]Bilal7[/MENTION]

Opening is not difficult in ODIs. In fact, it is the easiest position to bat unless you are playing on a green pitch with an overcast sky, but those conditions are rare. History is filled with examples of many mediocre middle-order batsmen (Rohit is one of them) who transformed into elite batsmen once they got promoted to open the innings.

However, the reverse is not true, there are very few - if any - examples of mediocre openers who thrived in the middle-order.

The problem with de Villiers is that he doesn't have the heart to take the game by the scruff of its neck. He will let Amla, de Kock and Faf do the dirty work so that he can capitalize on the platform. In worse case scenario, he will promote a bowling all-rounder in a CT semifinal in order to protect himself from the new ball. It is something that has agitated some of his own countrymen as well, which is why Cullinan stated that Kohli shapes more wins at number 3 than de Villiers does at 4/5.

And no, he has not been useful for SA, which is why they have an empty trophy cabinet and he has not won a single World Cup/CT/WT20 knockout game with his bat.

Rohit is seriously threatening his position as the number 2 ODI batsman of this era, he is achieving some incredible things with the bat as an opener. Dhoni's decision to promote him in 2013 and revive his fledging career, is right up there with SL's decision of promoting Dilshan after a decade of mediocrity in the middle-order.

Rohit isn't better than AB. Not even close.

He could potentially finish as an ODI great though.

 

[Pakalulu]

I like this double more than the others. The blowing kisses.