Rohit must stick to his strengths, rather than changing his game according to Tests, says Nayan Mongia

In the first-ever Border-Gavaskar Trophy match, Mongia was asked to continue opening and he responded with a career-best 152 and the Man of the Match award. Originally a middle-order batsman, Mongia fell apart after that and never picked up to become a stable force in Test cricket before he suffered the axe. In the wake of India promoting Rohit Sharma up top, Mongia saw a glimpse of the past and is not happy with the move. He suggested that India could have given one of the domestic performers a go so as to reward their talent.

As a matter of fact, Rohit has scored 1,585 runs at an average of 39.62 with three hundreds and 10 fifties but never able to settle his place in the squad. He was tried at No.3, No.4, No.5 but everything fell apart because he never got the long rope that many of his teammates have enjoyed. With the opening being his new position in Test cricket, this could be the Rohit's last chance in Tests. On being asked about it, another make-shift Indian opener Parthiv Patel backed the move.