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 MoreDean Elgar led South Africa in his final Test match at the Newlands in Cape Town. He made his Test debut against Australia in Perth in 2012 and played a total of 86 games in the longest format.
This is the second time India have managed to draw a Test series in South Africa. Earlier, during the 2010-11 tour to the Rainbow Nation, the Indian team had managed to draw a two-match Test series.
Team India skipper Rohit Sharma was quite vocal about how pitches are rated in India as compared to the seaming conditions in the world elsewhere. The Cape Town Test between India and South Africa ended in just two days and was the fastest-ever win by a team as the game was done in 642 balls.
India skipper Rohit Sharma didn't trouble the scorers much and that has led to him going out of top 10 for the first time in last few months. Meanwhile, Virat Kohli was the top-scorer across two innings in the Test match in Centurion and he has benefitted from it big time.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, the two senior pros of the Indian cricket team, who haven't played the T20 format since the T20 World Cup last year are still in the fray for the 2024 edition. The selectors gave the young guns a free pass in the T20Is to do their thing and many of them were impressive.
Captain Rohit Sharma spoke in detail about Shubman Gill's batting position and what he personally thinks about No.3 in Test cricket ahead of the second and final match against South Africa. Gill has struggled at No. 3 so far having scored just 120 runs in six innings.
Former cricketer Kris Srikkanth called the Indian team overrated in T20Is and Test matches looking at how they have performed in the two formats in the last year or so. Srikkanth admitted that in the ODIs the Men in Blue have been fantastic but in Tests, especially, they have not been good recently.
Team India lost the first Test of the two-match series against South Africa last week by an innings and 32 runs. Since the loss, Rohit Sharma is being criticised for his poor show not only with the bat but also for his captaincy during the Centurion Test.
Muhammad Waseem has achieved a six-hitting milestone that even the likes of Rohit Sharma and Chris Gayle have been unable to. He led his team to an 11-run win over Afghanistan on the New Year's eve in Sharjah in the ongoing T20I series.
India lost the opportunity to claim an elusive Test series win on South African soil after being comprehensively beaten by the Proteas in the first Test of the two-match series at the SuperSport Park in Centurion.
Captain Rohit Sharma was positive about his team's batting quality despite the abject surrender in the first Test against South Africa in Centurion. India were bowled out twice in a little over 101 overs combined while South Africa outbatted them scoring 408 in 108 overs in just one innings.
India are in trouble in the ongoing first Test match against South Africa in Centurion. After posting 245 runs in the first innings, the hosts amassed 408 runs in response and trailing by 163 runs, the visitors have lost both openers including their skipper Rohit Sharma for a duck.
It was a tough day for India on the field on Wednesday, December 27, the second day of the first Test against South Africa as the hosts were outstanding with the bat. The visitors were made to toil hard, which forced former captain Virat Kohli to give an inspired talk in Rohit Sharma's absence.
India are taking on South Africa in a two-match Test series with the first one being played in Centurion on Boxing Day. India find themselves in trouble with six wickets down including Virat Kohli who stayed for the longest. Kohli during his stay surpassed Rohit Sharma on a run-scoring list.
After winning a crucial toss, South African bowlers start impressively with three early wickets to give South Africa a flying start against India in the Boxing Day Test at Centurion's SuperSport Park on Day 1 of the first match.
Team India has returned to Test cricket and will play a total of seven Test matches till March before the players feature in the Indian Premier League. But their lead pacer Mohammed Shami is not playing against South Africa in a massive blow to India. What is the reason?
Rohit Sharma last played for India in the ODI World Cup final against Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. He scored 47 off 32 balls before a stunning catch by Travis Head put an end to his enterprising knock.
The leading wicket-taker of World Cup 2023 Mohammed Shami will be unavailable for India in the two-match Test series against South Africa due to an ankle injury. Even though India have a couple of decent backups, Shami provides the bowling attack with the X-factor and skipper Rohit Sharma agreed.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma kept the cards close to his chest as far as the participation of senior players in the T20 World Cup 2024 is concerned. Rohit ducked under the question while speaking mainly about the two-match Test series against South Africa. The first Test takes place in Centurion.
Having failed on the previous eight occasions, the Indian cricket team is on a mission to claim its first Test series win in South Africa. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are back in action on the international scene after India's heartbreaking loss to Australia in the ODI World Cup final.
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