IND vs AUS: Rohit Sharma – Team India skipper Rohit Sharma has credited data analytics for his massive success as opening batter in all forms of the game. The right-hand batter, along with head coach Rahul Dravid on Monday (March 20) attended a special event as Sports Mechanics, a pioneering sports technology completed a 20-year-long association with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Follow IND vs AUS Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
Sharing the experience, Rohit said, “When I was asked to become an opener in 2013, I wanted to go through the footage and the data of what the best openers worldwide were doing. If it weren’t for the data analytics, I would not have had the success I have today.”
For the unversed, it was MS Dhoni who asked Rohit to open in ODIs in 2013 after he failed to get going in the middle order. From then on, the right-hand batter did not look back as he created one record after another. The India skipper scored only 2 centuries in 74 innings in the middle order in ODIs, but as an opener, he has scored 28 hundreds. He is also the only batter to score three double-hundreds. Not only for cricketers but technology has also helped coaches to prepare and strategize well.
Rahul Dravid feels technology helps in having a much better conversation with players. “There is no doubt that data and technology play a huge role in our ability to coach players better. It is much easier to have conversations with players using data.”
IND vs AUS: MS Dhoni to watch third ODI in Chennai, to speak with Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma
Chennai fans will have a lot to cheer for as MS Dhoni will attend the series decider between India Australia at Chepauk Stadium on March 22. The CSK Captain will also meet Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma today ahead of the training session. India will be hoping to bounce back strongly after the 10-wicket thrashing in the second ODI in Vizag. Ahead of the all-important match, Rohit Sharma & Co will have the biggest motivator in Dhoni rooting for them.
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