hundredswell if you look at his firstclass records hes always been the one to get those big hundreds even in odis and t20 cricket its never been a case of 105 110 115 once he gets there he keeps going in the past few months hes shown what hes capable of in test cricket too hes someone whos now beginning to come across as a cricketer constantly in a state of transformation capable of tearing apart any attack anywhere in the worldyes in fact you think were yet to see the best of rohit sharma in test cricketyes ill agree with that in test cricket hes just starting if he keeps going like this well be seeing a different rohit in test cricket his best is still to come youve been a wicketkeeperbatsman what do you make of this heavy influx of wicketkeeperbatsmen theres a clear focus on the part of individuals to be multiutility cricketers we used to talk about this term multiutility last decadein my understanding youve got to appreciate what the ipl has done in this space it has given the platform where indias new and upcoming talent is getting an opportunity to compete alongside or against the best in the world look at the exposure youre getting that exposure has to be the biggest reason the ipl had started when i was the selector but if you look at the ipl in recent years and what it has done its phenomenal in the initial years we were concerned who will replace a cricketer like ms dhoni when the time comes there were worries about getting quality spinners and look at the influx now the axars jadejas kuldeeps and chahals same with wicketkeeper batsmen suddenly everybody is as good as the other and a huge credit for that must go to the ipltoi photoso a rishabh pant comes in does phenomenally well and overshadows everything else yet at the same time theres a sanju samson and an ishan kishan vying for that space but have to wait now what should be the message to those young men theyre at an age where aspirations are rocketing skyhighi believe this generation is still very fortunate because they have alternatives theres so much cricket outside of what the indian team plays theres the ipl so there are far more career opportunities today than the years gone by every generation has faced this problem in the last decade you had sachin rahul sourav laxman and sehwag in the lineup for more than a decade they formed the backbone of indian batting does that mean there was nobody else good enough to make the indian team it was extremely tough for those who were warming the bench every generation will face this and thats why sport can be cruel but at least now unlike in the past you have the ipl where you can keep fulfilling your potential and then wait for your opportunity in team india you have domestic