5 reasons why Rohit Sharma doesn't deserve a place in India's Test side

2. White ball specialist

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White ball cricket and Red ball cricket are as different as chalk and cheese. The temperament of the batsman and the skill sets required from him in red ball cricket are poles apart from white ball cricket.

The primary reason being that the white ball does not move as much, for as long as the red ball. Bowlers in white ball cricket are primarily bowling to restrict runs, whereas the main aim of the bowlers in red ball cricket is to take wickets. There are few fielders in catching positions in white ball cricket whereas the slips are waiting for edges all day in red ball cricket.

Batsmen need to be patient, see off a good spell, leave the balls outside off stump and make the bowlers bowl to them to earn their runs in red ball cricket as opposed to flashing at everything and keeping on attacking in white ball cricket.

It is for this reason that many white ball specialists like Yuvraj Singh, Shahid Afridi, Michael Bevan or Suresh Raina have struggled in Tests. After seeing his performance overseas, Rohit Sharma, too, seems to be a part of the list.