India limited overs vice-captain Rohit Sharma came up with his list of five most favorite Indian batsmen of all-time. He was live with Harbhajan Singh on Instagram when the India cricket stalwart shared his list.

Rohit used to watch Sachin Tendulkar while growing up and he was automatically first to fit into his top 5 batsmen list. He also included Rahul Dravid and pointed out his contribution to the series against England in 2002.

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“When I was young, I had seen no one other than paaji (Sachin). Then later, I started following other cricketers. There was Rahul (Dravid) bhai who scored a lot of hundreds in the England series of 2002. I think there were a lot of good knocks in that series," he said.

Virender Sehwag, VVS Laxman, and Sourav Ganguly were the other three. "Then there is Viru (Virender Sehwag) bhai. The way he batted at the top of the innings was enough to kill half of the bowlers’ confidence. Then, of course, there is VVS Laxman and Dada (Sourav Ganguly). These are the top five that I have seen,” he added.

About the future of Indian cricket, Rohit said his aim is to see India win at least two World Cup titles in the upcoming three ICC mega tournaments. 

“We know we have three World Cups coming up. Among the three World Cups, we should win at least two. That is my goal,” Rohit said to Harbhajan Singh.

Backing players is important to get the best out of them and the team is currently working on it. “We do talk about backing players and giving them a longer run. We are trying to give players batting at No 5,6,7 a longer rope,” he said.

“I understand the captain (Virat Kohli) and head coach (Ravi Shastri) are under pressure to pick team while others are sitting out,” he added.