Rohit Sharma credits Sachin for his performance in the Windies

Rohit Sharma, the Indian middle-order batsman, is grateful to the world’s top scorer and fellow countryman, Sachin Tendulkar, for polishing his battings skills that are helping him shine in the ongoing ODI series between India and West Indies.

Sharma had played under Tendulkar’s captaincy for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League 4 (IPL), before making inroads into Team India’s squad for the Caribbean.

In the absence of the senior players, the Blue team is in the hands of the youngsters and Sharma is at the forefront of the new outfit, along with Virat Kohli.

It was Sharma who steered the Men in Blue to claim the 5-match ODI series 3-0, by lashing 86 not out while chasing the 226-run target against the Windies, in the 3^rd ODI, on June 11, 2011.
In his post-match comments, Sharma paid tribute to the Indian batting maestro, Tendulkar, and credit the Little Master with his match winning performances

Commenting on Sharma’s marvellous batting, the new Indian skipper for the series, Suresh Raina, said, “He is more disciplined now. He knows when to defend or attack. Spending quality time with Sachin (Tendulkar) for Mumbai Indians has helped him. He is now a very composed batsman.”

While Mumbai Indians’ Director of Cricket, T A Sekar, stated, “Rohit is certainly a very talented player. He has a wide range of strokes. Being in Sachin's company has certainly helped Rohit take his game to the next level.”
Sharma performed well with the bat in the IPL tournament and the Mumbai side finished up in Semi-finals round.
During his IPL stint, Sharma spent a lot of time with Tendulkar in the nets and his efforts to learn appear to be paying out.
Having shown consistent performance throughout the series, Sharma scored 26 in the one-off T20, 68 not out in the 1st ODI and 86 in the 3rd match.

He has come under the spotlight through his performances in the IPL and the current series. Analysts believe he has what it takes to cement a spot in the national side for the long haul.
The 24-year-old right-handed batsman made his international debut in 2007. He has played 64 ODIs and 21 T20Is so far with batting averages of 30.63 and 34.50 respectively and is yet to play his first Test.