Overview

• Speaking on Doordarshan’s The Great Indian Cricket Show, Sanjay Manjrekar listed Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Virat Kohli as his benchmark quartet and said Rohit Sharma does not quite make that cut.
• He credited Rohit for selfless ODI leadership and white-ball impact, noting the opener’s 11,168 ODI runs, a world-record 264 and the unique feat of three ODI double centuries, as well as a T20I-leading 4,231 runs.
• Manjrekar’s rationale centered on Tests carrying greater weight, pointing to Rohit’s 4,301 runs from 67 Tests at 40.57 with 12 hundreds and comparatively fewer landmark innings overseas.
• Coverage across major Indian outlets highlighted the comments and the broader debate over how to weigh formats in judging all-time status, with no formal response from Rohit reported.
• Rohit retired from T20Is after the 2024 T20 World Cup and from Tests in May 2025, remains India’s ODI captain, and is slated to lead in the Australia ODI series in October.