For 10 minutes, all the attention turned from the Indian batsmen in the nets to the tent outside the practice facilities here yesterday. There was good reason for this too as Rohit Sharma showed off his sparkling new willow and was indulged in a long conversation with former Australian wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist.

When it comes to white-ball cricket, not many have charmed cricket lovers with their array of shots more than Rohit and Gilchrist. Coincidentally, it was at the Gabba in 2008, a game Gilchrist played in, that kick-started Rohit's white-ball career in Australia.