6 reasons why Rohit Sharma is a great ODI batsman of this generation

5. Rohit Sharma vs other openers since 2013

Analyzing the great openers in the last decade, apart from Rohit Sharma, four names which come to our mind are David Warner, Shikhar Dhawan, Hashim Amla and Quinton de Kock.

So, how good is the performance of Rohit Sharma vis-à-vis top openers since 2013?

Rohit Sharma vs Top Openers in SENA countries in ODI's since 2013

His average of 52.6 is the best among all modern day great openers. This may not be by a significant margin, but definitely worth pointing it out.

However, his strike rate has been the worst among his peers with 87.08. This is also not bad, but worth pointing it out.

Overall, in SENA countries, David Warner takes the top spot here followed by Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma.

6. Rohit Sharma vs Top Openers in Non-SENA Countries since 2013

This is where Rohit Sharma takes his game to another level with his performances. Overall, he has scored 3528 runs in 65 innings at an average of 65.3 and a strike rate of 97.16.

Rohit Sharma vs Top Openers in Non-SENA countries in ODI's since 2013

David Warner, who had the best stats in SENA countries has also been good here, scoring 766 runs in 17 innings at an average of 47.87 and a strike rate of 90.11, but he looks way below par in comparison to Rohit Sharma.

Hashim Amla and Quinton de Kock's performance are certainly not inspiring considering the competition.

In the same time period, Virat Kohli has scored 4077 runs in 74 innings at an average of 66.83 and a strike rate of 99.6.

Overall, Rohit Sharma tops the performance in Non-SENA countries followed by David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan.

Conclusion:

Concluding the analysis, we feel, Rohit Sharma had a tremendous turnaround once he started opening regularly for India in 2013. Except South Africa and New Zealand to some extent, he has performed almost everywhere, and in every situation. His performance in World Cup and Champions Trophies too has been outstanding.

Also, his performance vis-à-vis his counterparts is top-notch and better than any modern-day opener.

In fact, the only player which comes close to Rohit's performance since 2013 is Virat Kohli. But again, Kohli is the greatest modern day batsman, and somehow Rohit Sharma's achievements are overshadowed in Kohli's era.

So, Rohit Sharma is definitely not overrated and is as important as Virat Kohli is to the Indian team.