IND vs ENG: Indian skipper Rohit Sharma has faced immense criticism over his poor batting form over the past few months, especially as he has been cornered by bowlers in Test cricket, be it the home series against Bangladesh, New Zealand, or the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia.
Rohit even tried out new batting roles; however, despite using all hacks, Rohit could not manifest something special to amaze his fans and give them some hope. However, despite the WTC’s final exit from India, Rohit Sharma has kept his ground as he backed himself to remain the skipper of India in the Champions Trophy.
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IND vs ENG: Rohit Sharma disappointed with weak form in Ranji Trophy
Rohit Sharma, after the weak performances in Test cricket for India, had to face the heat of criticism as he kept on giving weak performances playing for Mumbai in the only match he appeared in against Jammu & Kashmir in the Ranji Trophy.
Rohit scores the 32nd ODI hundred
Playing the first ODI, Rohit once again missed out on a big score, as he was dismissed for just 2 runs off just 7 balls and was again said to be unacceptable in the team for the Champions Trophy, with some reports of other players also being considered as the skipper in CT 2025.
However, coming into the second ODI at Cuttack, Rohit had to prove his worth despite his enigmatic career over the decades. Not only did he, as a true captain, back his players in the field, but he later came into bat and showed some major intent from the very first ball he played.
Saqib Mahmood and Gus Atkinson went for many runs as Rohit marched back to form as he smashed a fifty on the first of just 32 balls before looking even more promising when he neared his 32nd century.
Scoring the ton with a huge six-over long-off against Adil Rashid of just 76 balls, he turned the third batter in One-Day Internationals with the most ODI hundreds after Virat Kohli’s 50 and Sachin Tendulkar’s 49 ODI hundreds.
Rohit Sharma is 376 runs behind Sourav Ganguly for Most ODI runs for India
Rohit was finally dismissed for an individual score of 119 runs after India was 220/3, as Liam Livingstone bowled a misthrown full toss angling towards the batter’s pads; hence, Rohit mistimed it, and Adil Rashid took a beauty of a catch running backward over his head as the ball sailed and swarmed over his head.
Rohit, however, again missed completing 11000 ODI runs as he remains only 13 runs behind, attaining the iconic feat in international cricket, and only 376 runs behind, surpassing former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly to be India’s third-highest run-getter in the format.
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