Tag: Rohit Sharma

Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday decided to rest Virat Kohli, and handed the captaincy to Rohit Sharma for the Asia Cup to be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from September 15. Opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan was named the deputy while Rajasthan’s Under-19 pacer Khaleel Ahmed earned […]

Pune: Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma smacked 56 not out as the under-pressure defending champions registered a morale-boosting eight-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) who saw their three-match winning streak end in the Indian Premier League (IPL) here on Saturday. In pursuit of Chennai’s 169/5 — powered by Suresh Raina’s plundering 47-ball unbeaten 75 […]

Mumbai: Skipper Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 92-run innings went in vain as Royal Challengers Bangalore lost by 46 runs to Mumbai Indians in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match here on Tuesday. This is the first win for Mumbai in this edition of the cash-rich league. Kohli, who opened the innings with Quinton de Kock, remained […]

Colombo: Skipper Rohit Sharma led from the front with a fluent half century and teenaged off-spinner Washington Sundar scalped three wickets to help India beat Bangladesh by 17 runs at the R. Premadasa Stadium here on Wednesday and guide the men-in-blue to the final of the Nidahas Trophy T20 tri-series. Chasing a healthy 177, Bangladesh were […]

New Delhi: India opener Rohit Sharma on Tuesday joined his skipper Virat Kohli in backing former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s future in India’s limited-overs side. Having firmly backed Dhoni during his media interactions in the recently concluded series against Sri Lanka, Rohit, who led the side in the absence of Kohli, expressed his shock at […]

Indore: Skipper Rohit Sharma blasted a 35-ball century to power India to the joint-second highest T20I total of 260/5 in the second match against a hapless Sri Lanka at the Holkar Cricket Stadium here on Friday. Put in to bat, India rode on a record opening partnership of 165 runs, bettering the previous 158 runs […]

Dubai: India opener Rohit Sharma has climbed to the fifth spot amongst batsmen in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) One-Day International (ODI) player rankings released here on Monday. The right-handed batsman has gained two slots and crossed the 800-point mark for the first time after leading India to a 2-1 ODI series victory against […]

New Delhi: The BCCI selection committee on Monday rested the 29-year-old batsman for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka, starting December 10. The BCCI, however, retained Kohli in the squad for the third and final Test to be hosted at the Ferozshah Kotla here from December 2-6. For the ODI rubber Kohli’s deputy in […]

Rajkot: New Zealand dominated with both bat and ball to defeat India by 40 runs in the second Twenty20 International (T20I) at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium here on Sunday. The Kiwis, who had lost the first match by 53 run in New Delhi, have now levelled the three-match series at 1-1. Opting to bat […]

Dubai: India opener Rohit Sharma took fifth spot while spinner Axar Patel clinched his career-best seventh rank on Monday as the two climbed in the International Cricket Council (ICC) One-Day International (ODI) player rankings, after the recently concluded series victory against Australia. Sharma, who was awarded the man of the match in the fifth and […]

Nagpur: Rohit Sharma struck a century as India beat Australia by seven wickets in the fifth and final One-Day International (ODI) at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground here on Sunday to end the five-match series on a winning note. India have thus won the series 4-1. The victory also helped India regain the top spot […]

Colombo: Ahead of the long international season, India vice captain Rohit Sharma reckons cricketers shouldn’t complain about burnouts because they have short career spans. The opening batsman also said that players have to make most of the time given to them. India will face Australia in a five-match One Day International (ODI) series and two […]

Bengaluru: Old foes Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Mumbai Indians will lock horns for the third time for a place in the IPL final when they go for the Qualifer 2 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Friday. KKR, who won by seven wickets against Sunrisers Hyderabad in a rain-interrupted tie in the early […]

Mumbai: Two-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Mumbai Indians (MI) honoured several former players and coaches during their 10th anniversary celebrations here. Former Mumbai Indians mentor Anil Kumble, who guided the team to their first IPL trophy in 2013, was honoured along with current mentor Sachin Tendulkar. “It was under Anil bhai’s mentorship that we […]

Bengaluru: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will hope for a turnaround in fortunes with the return of their skipper Virat Kohli, who has been declared match fit, when they take on a confident Mumbai Indians in an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017 match at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Friday. The Delhi batsman was declared […]