Even though Indian opener Rohit Sharma was full of talent since the beginning of his international career, the Maharashtra batsman discovered the best way to channelize his ability when he was promoted up the order in the Indian cricket team. In the backdrop of India’s second Champions Trophy title in 2013, Rohit found his form continued to impress in the ODI series against Australia. The right-handed batsman scored two centuries, including 209, only the third double in One Day International cricket. Following the remarkable outing, he didn’t just improve as a batsman but developed some leadership skills within his dynamic personality. In the Indian Premier League (IPL), Rohit remains the most successful skipper as he has led Mumbai Indians to the title thrice in the cash-rich league. Under the captaincy of Rohit, Mumbai have lifted the IPL trophy in 2013, 2015 and 2017.
Read MoreIndia beat Sri Lanka by five wickets in the third and final T20I in Mumbai on Sunday to seal a 3-0 win in the series. It was India's first clean-sweep in a bilateral T20 series against Sri Lanka.
Rohit's brief tenure as stand-in captain will come to an end with the final T20I against Sri Lanka tomorrow as Virat Kohli will be back in the hot seat for the South Africa tour.
During his sensational 118-run knock off just 43 balls, Rohit hit 10 sixes and 12 boundaries.
Kuldeep (3/52) and Chahal (4/52) shared seven wickets and Rohit said he was always confident that the duo would bring Indian back into the game.
Rohit Sharma made his second ton in T20 Internationals and the joint-fastest century with South Africa's David Miller in 35 balls.
Rohit 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 Sri Lanka.
Rohit feels the young lot of cricketers in the team are ready for the tough battles ahead.
The southpaw was also all praise for his opening partner Rohit, who has led from the front in his first full series as captain.
Ganguly's comment came after some reports stated that concerned with poor ticket sales especially during the India- Sri Lanka series opener last month at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
Actress Anushka Sharma has finally reacted to the advice given by cricketer Rohit Sharma.
Sri Lanka captain Thisara Perera rued the below-par performance of his bowling unit and said no plans worked for them against Rohit.
Rohit regards his wife Ritika as his strength who has always been by his side and dedicates his double hundred to her on their anniversary.
The cricket fraternity wishes and congratulates Rohit Sharma on becoming the first batsman to to score three double hundreds in ODI cricket.
A focused Rohit Sharma's mind might be a little diverted after many fans trolled and made jokes on Rohit's advice for Kohli's new wife.
While none of the Indian batsman could put up a fight, Mahendra Singh Dhoni stood amid the ruins with a gritty 65.
MS Dhoni was the lone Indian batsman who was up to the challenge, hitting a gritty 65.
‘What is November all about? Kabhi socha hai?’, Farhan Akhtar asks on his Instagram.
Rohit Sharma is the only batsman in world cricket to have hit two double hundreds in one-day international cricket.
Rohit, who was adjudged Man of the Match, was not in a good touch in the previous matches but in the third match, played to his potential and slammed a beautifully crafted ton.
Rohit and Kohli, who became the first ever pairing to complete four double hundred partnerships in ODIs, were simply unstoppable.
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