Wasim Jaffer Reveals The Smartest Cricketing Brain And It's Not MS Dhoni

Legendary Indian domestic batsman, Wasim Jaffer has revealed as to who he feels is the smartest cricketing brain in the world right now. To the surprise of many, Jaffer did not name MS Dhoni. Instead, he went on with the ‘Hitman’ of Indian cricket, Rohit Sharma.

Answering questions in an interactive session on Twitter, Jaffer shared his thoughts on a wide range of topics such as the Sachin-Kohli debate, his favourite opening partner of all-time and a lot more.

Jaffer has heaped praise on Rohit Sharma since the culmination of the 2019 World Cup, and in one tweet, he even went on to say that he would love to see Rohit lead India in the 2023 World Cup.

Wasim Jaffer Names Rohit Sharma As The Smartest Cricketer

A Twitter user named Shivam Jaiswal asked, “who do you think has best cricketing brain of the current players of all team?” Jaffer was quick to respond and he didn’t mince words in saying that he believes Rohit Sharma has the best cricketing brain in world cricket at the moment.

Here is a tweet of Wasim Jaffer:

Rohit Sharma

— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) March 28, 2020

Rohit Sharma Has Been A Great Leader So Far

Rohit, a three-time Indian Premier League-winning captain has been one of India’s most consistent performers across formats. More so in the limited-overs cricket, where he averages 49.3 in the ODIs with 9115 runs from 224 matches and has an average of 32.6 at a strike rate of 138.8 in T20Is.

The 42-year-old Wasim Jaffer, who made his Test debut for India in February 2000 hung up his boots in March this year, bringing an end to a stellar career.

Also, Jaffer featured in 260 first-class matches and amassed 19,410 runs at an average of 50.67, and vacated the chair as the highest run-getter from first-class matches held in India.

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