#2 Not Leaving Enough Balls Outside The Off Stump
Test cricket is a game of patience especially when you are batting at the top of the order. You need to leave a lot of balls for the keeper to collect and wait for the one in your area to play your shot.
But, Rohit, having played so much of white-ball cricket in his career, has developed this habit of feeling the ball on his bat. It’s hard for him to go through periods where he leaves balls after balls.
If somebody bowls to him outside the off stump consistently for a few overs and plays with his patience, there are good chances that Rohit falls in the trap. He has this itch of hitting deliveries rather than leaving them, even if the pitch is offering movement.
Although, there were signs in the South Africa series that Rohit is working on that aspect of his game, it will be interesting how he goes in New Zealand where the conditions will be much more favorable to the fast bowlers.