India vs South Africa Test Series: Simon Doull Calls Rohit Sharma Most Selfless Cricketer

After the white ball cricket, it is time for the real 'test' for Team India on the tour to South Africa. Enthralling India vs South Africa 1st Test is slated to be held at the SuperSport Park Cricket Stadium in Centurion from December 26. The boxing day test in the rainbow nation is going to be an interesting battle as senior players Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are back after a much-needed break that must have helped the cricketers to move on as the team lost the World Cup by inches.

There were also speculations and questions over Rohit Sharma's cricketing future as he missed the T20 and One-day series in the Rainbow nation. Backing Indian opener, former New Zealand pacer and commentator Simon Doull called Rohit Sharma one of the 'most selfless' cricketers he has seen in a long time.

"It will be about tempering his game a little bit. The one thing I have observed about Rohit Sharma in the last 10-18 months is that he has probably been the most selfless Indian cricketer I have seen in a long, long time. He has done everything he possibly could for his team to win. He made this team, he played in a certain way to allow the others in the team to be able to play the way they play, in white-ball cricket in particular," Doull said after India's ODI series win.

Praising India's 10-match winning streak, the Kiwi cricketer-turned-commentator said he saw a new and improved leader Rohit Sharma during the tournament.

"In the World Cup, we saw that he set the tone at the top of the order, which allowed the middle order to play the way they played. So, it's a slight change for him, not too much. I still want him to be that aggressive Rohit Sharma. We do see it in Test matches," he added.

"The captaincy thing. He is getting better. He has become a very, very good captain. He was always a very good white-ball captain, but I think he has become a slightly more aggressive red-ball captain. I am looking forward to seeing more of that through this series," Doull added.