Recently, Former New Zealand cricketer-turned-commentator Simon Doull made a bold statement on Indian cricketers. The black caps commentator compared India opener Rohit Sharma and cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar. After comparing them, Simon Doull feels Rohit Sharma be a better limited-overs opener than Sachin Tendulkar. Doull explains the reasons for suggesting the same. He says that unlike Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma does not get stuck in the 90s.

Speaking during ICC’s ‘Cricket Inside Out’, Simon Doull said, “His ability to increase his strike-rate past that, even it’s past 60, 70, 80 You don’t see Rohit Sharma getting stuck in the ’90s very often and laboring through the ’90s either. He is just a phenomenal player.”

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Although Tendulkar was the first player to score an ODI double-hundred, Rohit overtook the legend and now has three double tons to his name. Rohit Sharma also holds the highest score in an ODI with a score of 264*.

Doull feels that Rohit’s numbers speak for themselves. He also confessed to drawing a lot of flak in India for his comments.

“Well, I personally have copped flak in India because I’ve said he’s the No.1, he’s the first opener picked in an all-time Indian side, hands down. I’m sorry, but you look at the stats, look at the numbers. He averages 49.A strike rate of 88. Sachin averages 44 with a strike-rate of 86, I think, across the career,” Doull added.

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Doull also spoke on India skipper Virat Kohli and former captain Dhoni who made it in his list at other positions. HE explains why isn’t Sachin at the number one slot.

“So, numbers-wise, Rohit’s numbers are phenomenal, they are better than Sachin’s, that’s why to me he’s the first name on the list, and that’s only because you start at No.1, there’s Kohli on the list, Dhoni’s on the list as you get further down the order,” he added.