Rohit struggled for runs during the three-Test series against New Zealand and the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia

"2023 World Cup (in India) Rohit Sharma's popularity soared. What they loved about Rohit Sharma is that they saw the captain was selfless, went out there… (he) could have got a hundred but (instead) gave a great flying start to the team and made things easier for the players coming after him," said Manjrekar.

You could argue no, but then Rohit's even bigger contribution has come in helping seed the idea within India's batting consciousness that your wicket is worth less to the team than it is to you