Rohit Sharma, India's 'Hitman' new Test skipper

Virat Kohli struts and shouts, Rohit Sharma strolls and smiles, preferring a more genial approach to the art of cricket captaincy than his predecessor as India's Test skipper. "A captain needs to stand at (the) forefront while performing, and for everything else needs to stand at the back," Rohit told an event before his appointment to one of most high-pressure jobs in world sport. The skipper "can make a difference by standing at the back because then he can make sure he puts his hand around everyone", he said. The captain has to be "the least important member of the team".

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Kohli, his detractors would argue, felt the opposite. He was the star, the centre of attention and the in-your-face riler of opposing teams and umpires alike, constantly marshalling and needling his troops. What the two men have in common though is their prowess with the bat, albeit again with a different approach. Kohli -- who stunned the cricket world by stepping down as Test captain in January -- is the swashbuckling number three or four, always busy between the wickets and grinding down the opposition. Rohit, nicknamed "The Hitman", is the rock-solid opener who from Chennai to Chester-Le-Street can quickly tear apart a bowling attack, blasting boundaries to all corners. He averages just shy of 47 in Tests, second only to