Former West Indies captain Brian Lara sees no reason why Rohit Sharma shouldn't be as accomplished a batsman in Test cricket as he is in the limited overs variety. Lara addressed the media on the sidelines of a Road Safety World Series League T20 tournament in Mumbai yesterday.

When mid-day asked the cricket legend about Rohit, was recently given the job as Test opener, Lara said: "I think [he] is an awesome player in all formats. Obviously, in the limited overs game, he's been successful. I don't see any reason why he should not be in Test cricket. It seems he has the passion to play and wants to prove himself on that stage [Test cricket] as well. To exclude a player like that [from the Test team] will be very difficult with the talent that I see. So, hopefully he'll be successful.