Melbourne: Delighted with Rohit Sharma's match-winning knock against Bangladesh in the cricket World Cup, India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni yesterday said the Mumbai batsman has now become an asset at the opener's slot after his "talent was being wasted" in the middle-order.


Rohit Sharma. Inset: MS Dhoni. Pics/AFP 

After Rohit smashed 137 off 126 balls in the quarterfinal at the MCG today, the skipper was asked about changes he found in 'Rohit of 2015' compared to 'Rohit of 2011'. "If I have to go back four years, it won't be a realistic comparison, the reason being he was not really opening for us at that point of time.