Feature 38 // 02 Oct 2019, 12:31 IST SHARE After Virat Kohli won the toss at Visakhapatnam, and this time sprang no surprises by deciding to bat first, all eyes were on Rohit Sharma as he walked into open the innings for the first time in his Test career. It wasn’t going to be easy for Rohit was going to face two of his biggest nemesis in the longer format – Kagiso Rabada and Vernon Philander, both of whom have dismissed him three times each in Test cricket. The two South African pacers made life difficult for Rohit early on, Philander in particular by constantly probing him outside off stump. There was one close shave for Rohit when he shouldered arms to an incoming delivery from Philander, only for the ball to pass over the stumps in rather dangerous fashion. To his credit, Rohit did not look flustered even as Philander and Rabada made him play and miss several times early on in the first hour. Noticeably, Rohit was prepared to stand outside the crease and negate whatever early movement was on offer. This was another indication of Rohit’s sharp cricketing brain and proved that he wasn’t just going to stand there and hope for things to go his…