Rohit walked into the series on the back of a half-century and a century against Australia last month, and he carried that form into Ranchi, giving India a solid start after being put in to bat. His milestone-setting innings added yet another chapter to a career defined by timing, composure, and big-match temperament.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Wassan lauded Rohit\u2019s natural ability and insisted that his batting gifts are incomparable. He said that Rohit\u2019s talent is God given, and something that comes naturally to him; no coach can teach this. Expanding on Rohit\u2019s six-hitting milestone, Wassan highlighted the context behind the achievement and the value it brings to the Indian team.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cRohit has created a benchmark with his record of sixes. People might say that the record is because he hits a lot of sixes today. But if you look at the context, as an opener, what was Afridi? A slogger. It was his USP. He used to hit 2-3 sixes even if he scored 30-odd runs. But as an opener, you\u2019ve taken 100 innings less than him to achieve the record,\u201d Wassan said, speaking exclusively to IANS.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIf your opener has the potency to hit big shots, just imagine what it means for your team\u2019s strike rate. Whenever there\u2019s trouble, he can hit big. If you have that kind of talent, something no one else in the world has, Rohit has shown how, with his lazy elegance and timing, you can hit sixes. And this six-hitting record isn\u2019t just a number; this talent has won the team many matches. This matrix shows how crucial he has been, how he has delivered when needed, how he has played the big innings and given the team a leap, helping them out of pressure situations,\u201d he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Wassan added that Rohit continues to establish himself as a match-winner even without relying on frequent centuries and emphasised that players like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are driven not by personal milestones but by team impact. He also said that players like Kohli and Rohit are geniuses of the game and achieve such landmarks subconsciously while doing big things for the team.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cHe\u2019s proving to be a match-winner again. He already was, but he\u2019s just proving it again. He doesn\u2019t hit 100s like before, but if you look at how he\u2019s done since 2022, he\u2019s probably third or fourth. He\u2019s set himself a very high standard. I also feel there\u2019s too much fixation in cricket about getting to the three-figure mark. A player is ranked based on how well and frequently he scores hundreds. There are many players who score 70\u201380 runs, and if those 80 runs contribute to a team\u2019s win, then they are better than a hundred. But because hundreds are glamorous, the optics in cricket make it seem otherwise,\u201d he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Wassan added that Rohit continues to establish himself as a match-winner even without relying on frequent centuries and emphasised that players like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are driven not by personal milestones but by team impact. He also said that players like Kohli and Rohit are geniuses of the game and achieve such landmarks subconsciously while doing big things for the team.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cBut look, this is God-given. Like a homing pigeon, it just knows the way back. Some players have that knack naturally. Talk about Tendulkar, Gavaskar, Kallis, or Virat, a hundred is a milestone they don\u2019t even have to think about. They know once they reach 30\u201340, what they need to do next. It\u2019s not that they are playing selfishly for the hundred. They\u2019re such geniuses that while they\u2019re heading toward a century almost subconsciously, they are also aware of the team\u2019s needs and calibrate their game accordingly. Coaches can\u2019t teach this; it\u2019s God-given. But you still need to work hard on things like ball selection, shot selection, and fitness; only then can you achieve all this,\u201d said Wassan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n