Whether it be Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, team India has never been short of classy and fierce openers in limited overs Cricket.
The trend has now been carried by the two electric openers of the new era of cricket, i.e., the Gabbar Shikhar Dhawan and the Hitman Rohit Sharma.
It’s Shikhar Dhawan who always gives a quick start to the team, and then Rohit Sharma capitalizes it towards the end of the innings.
Rohit Sharma averages over 60 as an opener while Shikhar Dhawan also averages in the mid-’40s, while both are striking at mid-nineties.
Batting in limited overs cricket is all about Top3. Though the middle order and lower middle order batsman are required for the finishing job, the start has to be given by the openers as well as No three batsman to laid a solid foundation, whether a team is chasing or setting up a score.
The Indian Cricket team is blessed to have good openers since the beginning of the year 2000. Whether it be Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, team India has never been short of classy and fierce openers in limited overs cricket.
The trend has now been carried by the two electric openers of the new era of cricket, i.e., the Gabbar Shikhar Dhawan and the Hitman Rohit Sharma.
With six years of opening in limited overs cricket, these two dynamic stroke players have 15 century stands already. While batting both complements with each other. It’s Shikhar Dhawan who always gives a quick start to the team, and then Rohit Sharma capitalizes it towards the end of the innings.
Rohit Sharma averages over 60 as an opener while Shikhar Dhawan also averages in the mid-’40s, while both are striking at mid-nineties. Thus, these two players can be a masterstroke for India during the World cup in England.
