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 TV Sports Wrap on November 2: India take on Sri Lanka with an aim to seal the World Cup 2023 semis spot while New Zealand have suffered three losses in a row with the latest coming against South Africa in Pune. Here are the top 10 trending news stories from the sporting world on November 2.
The pollution in most cities of India is at its highest and Mumbai too has been affected by the same as the air quality in the last month or so in the financial capital hasn't been great and since coming to the city ahead of the World Cup 2023 match, skipper Rohit Sharma has been vocal about it.
Hardik Pandya injured his ankle when India faced Bangladesh on October 19 in Pune. The Men in Blue have played two matches without Pandya and have been short of the all-round skills that he brings to the table. India face Sri Lanka next.
India are inches away from qualifying for the semifinals of the ongoing World Cup 2023. They are set to face Sri Lanka in their seventh match of the marquee tournament and a win will help them cement a semifinal spot.
India skipper Rohit Sharma is in amazing form at the ongoing World Cup. He has so far scored 398 runs in six innings at a strike-rate of 119.16 and is looking good to add a lot more runs to his tally in the upcoming matches. India are set to face Sri Lanka on Wednesday (November 2) in Mumbai.
The match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai will be the tenth World Cup (ODI) meeting between the two-time ODI world champions India and the winners of the 1996 World Cup Sri Lanka.
India TV Sports Wrap on October 30: India beat England to notch up their sixth win of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 while the defending champions still have something to play for in the remaining games. Here are the top 10 trending news stories from the sporting world on October 30.
Team India registered their sixth win on the trot in the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup and probably their biggest victory considering the situation they found themselves in especially while batting. The bowlers led by Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami bamboozled England out for 129.
Rohit Sharma played a captain's knock by top-scoring with 87 runs off 101 balls while Suryakumar Yadav scored 49 runs off 47 balls as India managed to put 229/9 in 50 overs against England at Lucknow's Ekana Cricket Stadium.
Rohit Sharma is in serious batting form at the moment. He is batting with a lot of flair in the ongoing World Cup 2023 and is the leading run-getter for India in the ongoing edition of the marquee tournament.
The Indian team is batting first for the first time in the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup after England skipper Jos Buttler went on his gut feel to bowl first in Lucknow on Sunday, October 29. While India will aim to stay unbeaten, England are looking to stay alive in the race for the semis.
Travis Head played a sensational knock of 108 off 67 balls against New Zealand to help Australia score 388 runs while batting first. Head broke plenty of records during his quickfire knock, including the fastest hundred by an opener in ODI World Cup history.
Team India will be facing England after exactly a week's break in World Cup 2023. Skipper Rohit Sharma is in great form at the moment and is breaking records for fun. He will be eyeing three massive career milestones against England on Sunday at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
Star Indian batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have scorched up 5183 runs in just 90 ODI innings played together at an average of 60.97 with 18 centuries and 17 fifties so far. The duo have also registered a record five double hundred partnerships in ODIs.
Team India is flying high currently at the top of the table being the only team with 10 points in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup so far. India have chased down targets in all games successfully and skipper Rohit Sharma deserves credit for four out of five of them for fast starts he has given.
Daryl Mitchell continued his stupendous form in 2023 across formats for New Zealand with his fourth ODI century in the year and his first in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup. However, Mitchell's 130 went in vain as Team India proved to be too good on the day in Dharamsala on Sunday, October 22.
"Couldn't get big enough runs ourselves but happy to win. Nothing much to say about Virat. We've seen him do this for so many years. He backs himself to do the job. Towards the end there was a bit of pressure with a few wickets lost, but Kohli and Jadeja took us home," Rohit said after the game.
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Rohit Sharma was found overspeeding his Lamborghini car twice on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway a day before India's fourth ICC World Cup 2023 game against Bangladesh and was fined Rs 4,000 by Maharashtra Traffic Police.
"Ravindra Jadeja was brilliant with the ball and took a brilliant catch. But a hundred is a hundred - you cannot beat that. It was a good win. Something that we were looking forward to. We did not start well but we pulled it back well in the middle stages and at the back end as well," Rohit said.
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