Why Rohit Sharma is the solution for India's number 4 woes

Rohit is off-colour in the ongoing ODI series against South Africa
Rohit was off-colour in the ongoing ODI series against South Africa before he scored a ton in the fifth ODI

#3 Can accelerate with ease

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No one in the Indian team can accelerate the scoring rate like Rohit Sharma

The batsmen who have been tried at number 4 over the last few months, KL Rahul, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik, Ajinkya Rahane etc., found it hard to take on the bowling right from ball one.

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Adding to that, even after spending good enough time at the crease and getting their eyes in, they are unable to step on the accelerator more often than not.

Rohit, on the other hand, has the ability to go after the bowling right from ball one. Moreover, he is also capable of anchoring the innings and shift gears without any difficulty towards the death overs.

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