David Warner was close to breaking the record for the highest Test score, but could not get to the mark as Australia captain Tim Paine declared with the left-handed opener not out on 335. While Brian Lara’s record of 400, which came against England in 2004, stays intact as of now, David Warner picked Rohit Sharma as a batsman who can potentially go past the record figures.
“I think, one day, if I’ve to name a player, I reckon it could be Rohit Sharma. Definitely,” David Warner was quoted as saying to Fox Sports by news agency PTI.
Rohit Sharma, whose Test career was given a reboot with the team management’s decision to back him as an opener, has impressed in his new role, showing that he can do in the longest format of the game what he has consistently delivered in limited overs cricket.
In his first match as an opener, Rohit scored twin centuries, helping India thrash South Africa in their series opener earlier this year. He followed it up with his maiden Test double-century in the third match of the series.
