Silencing the doubters, the Ro-Hit way
This piece reflects on the career and public perception of Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma. It argues that he is an elegant, graceful player who has been unfairly criticized despite his significant contributions to the sport.
Why it matters
Rohit Sharma is a prominent figure in international cricket, and the article highlights the intense public and media scrutiny faced by elite athletes.
Rohit Sharma is not an angry man. Just as well, because anger doesn’t suit him.
Rohit Sharma is not a bitter man. Just as well, because bitterness doesn’t suit him, either.
These last few days, why, even months, must have been difficult for the stylist from Mumbai, one of the very few remaining batters in international cricket you’d travel miles to watch. In a rapidly changing world where aesthetics are fast being supplanted by raw power and where strength has superseded timing, Rohit is an anachronism. He doesn’t batter so much as caress the cricket ball, apologetic that he must dismiss it from his presence because that’s what his vocation demands, almost reverential in the manner in which he accumulates his runs, with an elegance and grace that come so naturally to him.
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