5 limited-overs regulars who found it tough to gain a spot in the Test team

2. Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma, the dashing Indian opener is rated as one of the best openers of modern-era. He has established himself as one of the impactful batsmen for Team India in the limited-overs. However, he failed to perform with the same impact in the longer format during the first seven years of his Test career.

He got off to a memorable start to his Test career and smacked two back to back tons in his first couple of games. But, after a sudden dip in his form with the bat forced the selectors to drop him and try other available options as his replacement. He was given enough chances to prove his worth in the longer format by the selectors throughout his career.

He took almost seven years to establish his place in India’s Test team. In the year 2019, he was picked in the Test squad as an opener for the series against South Africa. This emerged as a breakthrough moment for the 33-year-old, who smacked tons in the respective innings of the first Test followed by his double ton in the third and final game of the series against Proteas. Now, it will be interesting to watch if he can continue with the same or not.