First, he pulled off a stunning save on the boundary, leaving everyone in awe of his fitness. Once again, he grabbed a brilliant running catch too to send Afghanistan’s Najibullah Zadran packing.
Rohit provided a candid reply on team selection for T20 World Cup acknowledging the impossibility of satisfying everyone.
The real confusion arose when the visitors complained to the umpires about not allowing Indian skipper Rohit Sharma to bat again.
Veteran Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar has the most centuries in the Test format while Virat Kohli has 50 ODI centuries and Rohit Sharma has 5 T20I centuries.
This incident took place during the second over of the match, a ball which was bowled by Azmatullah Omarzai touched the inside edge of Rohit's bat before hitting his pads and the batter went on to take a single. However, the umpire gave it a leg-bye and Rohit could not control his reaction.
With this victory against Afghanistan, Skipper Rohit Sharma now has the most T20I wins (42) as India's captain in men's cricket.
Taking to Facebook, Ranjeet revealed how Rohit took help from Team India’s bus driver to fulfill his wish.
In his first-class cricket career, Dhruv has participated in 15 matches, amassing a remarkable total of 790 runs at an impressive average of 46.47. This includes a splendid century and five half-centuries.
Former India wicket-keeper batter Parthiv Patel supported Rohit. He was of the opinion that Gill should have trusted his skipper’s call and gone for the single.
The explosive batsman was playing a white ball match after the final of ICC World Cup Final 2023 where Australia defeated India to clinch their 6th World Cup.
However, instead of taking the run, Gill was watching the ball. By then, Rohit had run to the other end. Afghanistan fielders made no mistake and ran Rohit Sharma out.
However, the two cricket stalwarts have made themselves available for the T20 World Cup and the selectors are yet to take a big call now regarding their future.
Chopra predicts that senior aggressive batsman Rohit Sharma will lead the Indian team. The former Test opener turned expert Chopra’s prediction came following the schedule announcement by the ICC on Friday.
The Men in Blue will begin the World Cup against Ireland in New York on June 5. Later, they will face the arch-rival Pakistan on June 9, also in New York.
As per the Little Master, there should be few practice matches to avoid batting collapses and give bowlers the much-needed time to get used to the conditions.
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