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 won the toss and opted to bat first in the final of the T20 World Cup 2024. In the first couple of overs itself, India openers Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli created a personal milestone much to the delight of the Indian fans as the duo are likely to be playing together for one last time.
Former India captain Virat Kohli has been going through a lean patch in the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup scoring just 75 runs in seven innings but skipper Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid have expressed their optimism regarding him coming good in the final against South Africa.
Team India qualified for the final of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup for the third time after beating England in the semi-final in Guyana while Indian skipper Rohit Sharma was positive about Virat Kohli coming good in the summit clash. Here's a look at the top 10 trending sports stories on June 28.
Team India is set to play the final of T20 World Cup after 10 long years. They had reached the summit clash in the format back in 2014 when they had lost to Sri Lanka. Rohit Sharma has played a crucial role with his captaincy over the last year or so but what record is he going to set?
Team India qualified for their third final in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup after the Men in Blue beat England avenging the defeat of the 2022 semi-final to make it through to the summit clash. The win was 49th for India under Rohit Sharma as captain, the most in men's T20Is for a skipper.
After being forced to bat first, India lost Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant early but in-form captain Rohit Sharma balanced the game with a quick fifty against England in the second semifinal clash of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in Guyana.
IND vs ENG T20 World Cup 2024: The Indian cricket team will be looking for revenge for a 2022 World Cup semifinal loss against Jos Buttler's England when both in-form teams clash in the second semifinal of the 2024 edition in Guyana.
Team India is one of the only two unbeaten teams in the T20 World Cup at the moment. But their real test was against Australia whom they faced in their last Super 8 encounter. India ended up beating them rather comfortably and eventually Australia got knocked out.
Former England captain Nasser Hussain hailed Indian skipper Rohit Sharma for his brutal innings against Australia and for leading the mindset shift that was an after-effect of T20 World Cup 2022 semi-final loss to England. The two sides face off in a repeat of that semi-final in Guyana in 2024.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma single-handedly blew away Australia in a storm like no other in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Super 8 clash in St Lucia on Monday, June 24. Rohit in his best innings in the T20 World Cup history, smashed a 41-ball 92, hitting eight sixes and seven fours as India scored 205.
Rohit Sharma seemed unstoppable during his 92-run knock against Australia in the T20 World Cup 2024 Super Eight clash in St Lucia. Rohit missed out on his century but created history with a never-seen-before six-hitting milestone during his carnage against the Aussies.
After being forced to bat first in the crucial Super 8 game, India lost their star batter Virat Kohli on a duck in the second over but Rohit Sharma's explosive innings gave India a sensational start in powerplay at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium.
IND vs AUS T20 World Cup 2024 live score: India and Australia meet again in another World Cup match. With the semifinal spots on the line, the two heavyweights look to put their best foot forward in a bid to progress further into the tournament. Follow for the latest updates on the match.
Former New Zealand pacer Simon Doull suggested that Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are part of the Indian team so that they can get their hands on the coveted title which they haven't been able to do in the last 10 years. India have been unbeaten so far in the T20 World Cup 2024 with five wins.
India's batting coach Vikram Rathour has indicated that the team might stick with the same opening combination of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma for the upcoming games despite the lack of runs from the pair. India take on Bangladesh in their second Super 8 clash in T20 World Cup 2024 on June 22.
India's unbeaten streak in the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup is going from strength to strength. India have won four out of their four games. Australia and South Africa are the two other teams that have not conceded a single game in the tournament thus far.
IND vs AFG T20 World Cup 2024: The Indian cricket team remain unbeaten with three wins in the first round of the ninth edition of the tournament in the USA and West Indies while Afghanistan suffered a heavy loss against West Indies in their latest clash.
Rohit, Kohli and Babar have been fighting it out in the T20 World Cup to become the top run-scorer in the shortest format. But with Pakistan out of the tournament, India's openers have a great chance to trump Babar with at least three matches to play in Super 8.
Rohit Sharma started the tournament with a match-winning half-century against Ireland but since then he has struggled to keep up with the demands of the team management. He could only manage to score 13 runs against New Zealand and got out after scoring three versus the USA.
IND vs USA playing XIs: Rohit Sharma won the crucial toss as India elected to bowl first against the United States of America in the 25th match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Both teams are chasing the Super 8 qualification in the last match in New York.
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