Rohit Sharma tackles the South African bowling on the final day of the second Test at Supersport Park in Centurion earlier this year. Pic/AFP

Rohit Sharma's non-inclusion for the one-off Test against Afghanistan (June 14 to 18 in Bangalore) has shocked his childhood coach Dinesh Lad. At a time when skipper Virat Kohli will miss the Test to play county cricket in preparation for the England series, Lad felt Rohit would have come in handy.