Rohit Sharma- A fallen genius?

When we see Messi ghosting past 4-5 defenders, Usain bolt giving it all when running the last quarter,  Federer hit a stunning backhand you often wonder why only some are born with outrageous talent.

We all know the Shakespearean adage that some men have greatness thrust upon them and Rohit falls into this category. Yeah Rohit is a great talent,   just like Messi in football. He makes your eye pop when he plants his front foot and still has all the time to swivel and pull over square leg against Dale Steyn, You know you are looking at someone special.

His talent was and will never be in question. Then why is it that he has not made his mark in the history books despite umpteen number of chances yet? Dare I call it laziness? Well, not exactly but Andrew Symonds did describe him as a player too lazy for an international cricketer. Now this is where the fork in the road comes between him and Sachin Tendulkar.

Let us wind back few years to CB series finals where he put 123 with Sachin and (dare I say) looked the better of two. He was calm, almost serene to be more accurate, had a premonition of where the ball was going to land and played few graceful dives and cuts. And surprisingly, the very same day, someone named as Virat Kohli was going insane after winning the Under-19 World Cup. He was immediately put down in the critics’ book for his temperament.

Fast forward now, we begin to understand the strange ways of god. Rohit Sharma struggling hopelessly to give justice to his talent and Kohli being hailed as the Number one batsman in the world.

Rohit Sharma needs to spend more time at the crease at least to prove those ‘2 minutes Maggi’ jokes wrong. He desperately requires to ignite that fire in his belly, trust his abilities no matter how many times he goes back to pavilion for a naught and  most importantly he must look to improve on a daily basis.

Let us punish Rohit, every time he gives less than 100%, let us condemn him just to get him going and I’m sure he will prove to be a different player in those circumstances.

Rahul Dravid once said “The real talent is to challenge yourself and winning it consistently”. Someone please tell this to Nohit, Sorry, I mean Rohit Sharma! For a man who was touted to score at least 10000 runs by Sachin Tendulkar himself and acclaimed by Greg Chappell to be ‘the next big thing’ for Indian cricket, he has definitely let everyone down as of now.

Buckle up Rohit!