India, March 21 -- Virat Kohli deserves much credit for the transformation in Rohit Sharma's batting inside the powerplay. Confused? Before dismissing this as just another fan logic trying to give birth to a narrative, hear out Australia's T20 World Cup-winning captain Aaron Finch. The former Australia opener reserved high praise for India captain Rohit Sharma for taking it upon himself to change the way India's top-order bats in white-ball cricket but added that it was only possible because he had someone like Virat Kohli waiting in the changing room.

After India were knocked out of the 2022 semi-finals, Rohti decided to change the timid approach of India's top-order. He took matters into his own hands and put more emphasis on scoring r...