'No one is like him in World Cricket': Wasim Akram lavishes praise on Rohit Sharma ahead of WC SF

It has been a World Cup of magnificent performances for Team India. The team has ed in all departments and inflicted devastating blows to the opposition throughout the tournament. Courtesy of the standout play, the Men in Blue went through to the semi-final stage as the only flawless side.

3 things you need to know

• Team India remains the only undefeated team in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023
• Team India will take on New Zealand in the semi-final of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023
• Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have been the standout batters for Team India in the World Cup 2023

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Rohit Sharma: The destroyer at the top

Ahead of the semi-final clash against New Zealand, Team India gives out a predictable outlook. This puts forth a positive impression as it means every player in the team knows his role perfectly. Virat Kohli has taken the onus of a sheet anchor, Jasprit Bumrah carries the duty of providing a breakthrough at the outset, and when it comes to Rohit Sharma, he has turned into an aggressor. Sharma's intent at the top has been clear and has come out all guns blazing in all the matches that Team India has played.

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Wasim Akram lavishes praise on Rohit Sharma

For his fearless display, Sharma has been receiving immense praise and recently after the culmination of the India vs Netherlands match, former Pakistan pacer, Wasim Akram also highlighted the excellence of the Indian captain.

“He makes batting look so easy. No matter what the situation is, the bowling attack is, he plays his shots with ease. He changes the tempo of the game. Bowlers and oppositions are on the back foot from ball one,” the Pakistan legend added.

He also compared Rohit’s hand-eye coordination to legendary Pakistan batter Inzamam-ul-Haq.

“Like Inzamam, Rohit too has a lot of time against the pacers. His hand eye coordination is so natural,” he added.

“Rohit is that kind of a batter, who will attack all five bowlers of the opposition team. The other batters that Wasim bhai has spoken about, they will not go against the all five. They sometime wait for the part-timers as well, but not Rohit,” Malik commented.