Had difficulties in facing Dale Steyn and Brett Lee, reveals Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma’s god-gifted ability with the bat - with him having an extra second to play his shots - has meant that the right-hander has had an uncanny knack of playing fast bowlers with ease and this has been a part of his batting ever since his younger days. His unbeaten 79 against Australia in the World T20 in 2010, on a wicket with extreme pace and bounce, almost served as a sign of things to come. 

When asked about who he liked amongst the current crop of pacers, the opener was quick to take the name of South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada and Australia’s Josh Hazlewood and stated that he admired the consistency and discipline of the latter.

There are only handful of batsmen in world cricket who have reached the coveted 200-run mark in ODI cricket, but having achieved the feat thrice, Rohit, unlike any other batsman, has the privilege of choosing his ‘favourite’ double ton. However, when asked to pick one out of the three, the 33-year-old said that he could not single out one and stated that all three double-tons were equally special to him.

"My first double century against Australia has to be my favourite innings, it was very special, my second double hundred, 264 against Sri Lanka is also a special inning for me, the third double century came on the day on my marriage anniversary, so all three innings are very special for me".