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.
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The skipper of India Rohit Sharma showed positive glimpses of his return to form as he smashed 76* off 58 balls with 6 fours and 5 sixes at the strike rate of 131.03 as he saw India home without any casualties.
ENG vs IND, 1st ODI: Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan notched up a 114 runs partnership.
Indian stalwart Shikar Dhawan returns and Virat Kohli has been rested due to a niggle. Rohit won the toss and decided to bowl first.
India won the fourth consecutive series under Rohit's captaincy and with an aggressive batting and bowling approach.
IND vs ENG: The final T20I will be played on 10th July, Sunday at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. India will want to end the series with a whitewash whereas England will play for pride.
Rohit has played T20 Internationals against six teams so far as captain.
The visitors have to play out of their skin if they want to clinch the series and emerge victorious against this dominant English side.
The BCCI earlier today named the Indian squad for their ODI tour to the West Indies and what caught eyeballs was that Rohit Sharma was again handed over rest and Shikhar Dhawan has been named as the captain of the Indian team.
Rishabh Pant has raced way ahead of former India skipper Virat Kohli who dropped out of top 10 for the first time since 2016.
It is now learned that the Indian skipper has tested negative and is out of isolation. Rohit is all set to join the Indian squad now.
When India landed in the United Kingdom for their limited over series and the one-off Test match, captain Rohit Sharma was expected to be a part of the final playing eleven in all seven matches, but unfortunately, the Indian skipper went down with COVID-19
We are all worried about Rohit's availability for the final Test. Apart from captaining the side, he was also expected to play a major role as a batter: Zaheer Khan
BCCI officially announced that Jasprit Bumrah will lead the Indian side in the fifth and final test vs England at Edgbaston. The board also announced Rishabh Pant as the vice-captain of the team.
Rohit will obviously need to test negative, and will again undergo a COVID test tonight and tomorrow: Dravid
With the experienced Rohit out of the playing eleven, seasoned Cheteshwar Pujara has a good chance of opening the batting with young Shubman Gill.
To ensure that the match is being carried out safely and there is no danger to the players and the support staff, the ECB and BCCI have laid out a few strict rules for the Indian contingency, but as of now it seems like none of it is being respected
The concept of split captaincy commenced back in 1997 when Australian selectors appointed Steve Waugh as the captain of the then ODI side, and Mark Taylor led the Test team.
Rohit had batted on the first day of the ongoing warm-up game against Leicestershire but didn't take the field on the second day.
It was in 2011 that Sachin Tendulkar rode into the cricketing sunset. Over the next decade, Kohli and Sharma grabbed the brass ring and took it upon themselves to lift India and carry it to heights never seen before.
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