Rohit Sharma better than Sachin Tendulkar as ODI opener: Ex-NZ pacer Simon Doull

Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma is one of most destructive batsmen of modern times. right-handed batsman, who broke into Indian team a decade ago, was cited as one of brightest talents in cricket. Rohit Sharma has gone onto become a veteran in limited-formats of game and is slowly establishing himself in Test circuit. Rohit Sharma is only batsman in world to score three double centuries in ODIs. He also has 29 hundreds to his name in 50-overs format.

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Simon Doull terms Rohit Sharma as better ODI opener than Sachin Tendulkar

When Rohit Sharma burst into international circuit, he was often compared to legendary Sachin Tendulkar for his batting style. Also, fact that he hailed from Mumbai added to comparisons between two. Over years, people have pitted both batsmen against each or, which has led to endless debates.

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w, former New Zealand cricketer turned commentator Simon Doull has made a massive claim. In a recent chat on ICC's Inside Out show, Simon Doull has termed Rohit Sharma as a better ODI opener than great Sachin Tendulkar. Simon Doull had made claim in past as well and remained firm in his stance.

Simon Doull said he drew a lot of flak in India because he said Rohit Sharma is a better ODI opener than Sachin Tendulkar. Simon Doull said Rohit Sharma would be  .1 opener picked in an all-time Indian side 'hands down'. He justified his selection with  stats, look at numbers. He added that Rohit Sharma avers 49 at a strike rate of 88 while Sachin Tendulkar avers 44 with a strike-rate of 86.

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Simon Doull furr said that numbers-wise, Rohit Sharma's numbers are phemenal. y are better than Sachin Tendulkar's which is why to him he’s first name on list. He also said that he picked Rohit Sharma only because he had to pick one between two. He added that re’s Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni on list as one gets furr down order. 

Rohit Sharma has scored 9115 runs in ODIs at a stunning aver of 49.27. In shortest format, he avers 32.62 while in Tests he avers 46.54 where he is trying to cement his spot.

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