5 reasons why Rohit Sharma has struggled in Sri Lanka

#3. The nature and conditions of Sri Lankan pitches

Sri Lanka's slow pitches help the ball spin

The Indian vice-captain is a free-flowing batsman who enjoys when the ball comes on to the bat. Unlike several Indian batsmen, Rohit has no troubles when the surface offers pace to the ball and in fact, he prefers pacy surfaces over dry and slow wickets.

That is why he averages 51.95 in Australia and only 12.28 in South Africa. The pitches in Australia assist pace while South African surfaces are mostly dry and have plenty to offer for the bowlers.

The Sri Lankan surfaces are spin-friendly but they also have something in store for the pacers. The pitches are slow and the ball doesn't come on to the bat easily. Also, the cloudy and overcast conditions help seam movement.

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This combination of slow surfaces and conditions that assist movement of the ball, makes Sri Lanka a difficult place to bat for Rohit. The Indian batsman loves playing his strokes but the slow surface affects his timing while the overcast conditions expose the weak links in his batting.