Many openers came and went but Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan will always be special as they had a great bond between them and their contribution as a pair has made many records.
Rohit Sharma also evolved as an opener since he joined with Shikhar Dhawan and the rest is history. Shikhar Dhawan was sacked in 2022 and now he is nowhere in the Indian team anymore.
Shikhar Dhawan speaks about Rohit Sharma
Since 2013 Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan have dominated world cricket with their aggressive batting, both share almost similar intent and from there we saw Rohit Sharma as the greatest opener for India. Rohit’s 264 against Sri Lanka later his heroic innings in the 2013 Champions Trophy were the whole of India witnessed Rohit Sharma as an opener for future. Shikhar Dhawan said:
“My favorite opening partner is Rohit. Rohit ke saath to maine yaar 8–10 saal opening kari hai. Rohit ke saath mera bond bhi bahut strong hai. He is a gem of a person. Uske saath bohot opening kari hai,” Dhawan said.