The Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar praised Rohit Sharma after the veteran batsman slammed a brilliant century to help his team grab a victory over Afghanistan in the Cricket World Cup 2023 on Wednesday. Rohit failed to score big runs against Australia in the tournament opener, but the India skipper was in fine form against Afghanistan as he went on to score 131 off 84 deliveries. Gavaskar pointed out that Rohit has missed out on a number of centuries in the recent past, and it was mainly his aggressive demeanor that was useful for the team. However, before the crucial clash against Pakistan, a dominant century will do a world of good for the Indian cricket team star.
Gavaskar said, “I'm very happy that he got a hundred because he missed out on a lot of hundreds. With him, he is a risk-taker. And therefore sometimes, what happens is, in the 60s and 70s—look at the number of times—he got the team off to a flying start with half- 

centuries. But he wants to carry on in the same way because it benefits the team. For example, today, you get a run rate of 8 runs per over.”
He also said, “Every century of his is a delight to watch. Because there is that ease with which he seems to be caressing the ball when he is hitting it along the ground. Very few batters have the ability to pull off the front foot like he does. The same thing happened with Virender Sehwag; Viru was also similar. Opening batter goes bang-bang and scores 60s-70s, 80s.”