Rohit Sharma might be forgiven for wondering what an opening batsman has to do to grab the headlines in India. Between them, they have 42 wickets in this series at 13 apiece — and Patel didn't even play in the first Test. Rohit Sharma turns 34 next month and his rise to Test prominence has been a long haulYet Sharma's batting has been equally instrumental in his side's 2-1 lead. Few quibbled when the match award went to Ashwin, who took eight wickets and scored a century from No 8. Sharma had spent most of his on-off Test career at five or six, although critics reckoned he was at sixes and sevens.

Source: Daily Mail March 01, 2021 22:30 UTC