India's opening batsman Rohit Sharma plays one on the leg side en route his splendid 91 off 119 balls against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy at Birmingham yesterday. Pic/Bipin Patel

The first tier of the Sunil Gavaskar Stand at Wankhede Stadium is generally the spot where Rohit Sharma dispatches those back-of-the-length balls wearing his beloved Mumbai Indians outfit. It is a signature shot for Rohit and often, an indicator of him being at the top of his game. But for one reason or the other, during those home matches this season for the Mumbai Indians, he had struggled to set the ball sailing into his favourite area.