Ranchi: India's batting coach Vikram Rathour on Saturday attributed Rohit Sharma's success as Test opener, in the ongoing series against South Africa to mental adjustments. With India reduced to 39 for three, Rohit (117 batting off 164 balls) and Ajinkya Rahane (83 batting off 135) shared an unbeaten 185-run stand to stage the home team's recovery. India were 224 for three before bad light, followed by rain, forced an early end to play on Day One with only six overs possible in the final session.

Rohit and Rahane's partnership was a throwback to the days when Mumbaikars dominated Indian cricket. "It was the khadoos cricket that Mumbaikars used to play. I think that has changed now. You see Mumbaikars playing a lot many more shots. They are producing many aggressive cricketers now. "You also see some very solid players from other parts of India now. So we are not looking at it as a Mumbai partnership. It were two good players who batted well for the Indian team today," said Rathour.