Zimbabwe vs India 2013: Five talking points

3. The Opening Pair

Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma have already put together a few century run stands in their brief spell in international cricket as an opening pair. They were retained in the side despite the presence of more openers in the squad indicating that more consistent performances were demanded of them.

They failed to do so in this match. Shikhar Dhawan has exhibited a vulnerability to the short ball prior to this game. He was dismissed attempting an aggressive shot on one that came at him unexpectedly. Rohit Sharma, on the other hand, looked steady on the wicket for a better part of 13 over before throwing his wicket away once again. He has often failed to rotate strike as much as possible and that proves to be his downfall. The pair needs to put in consistent performances.