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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Former NZ coach Mike Hesson believes that Mayank Agarwal, who fell out of contention due to poor form and injuries, should also be considered in the XI.
Ravindra Jadeja has jumped to no.2 in the Test all-rounders' rankings.
The Mumbai Indians skipper has played only one Test in England and this will be the first time when fans will be him opening the innings in English conditions.
Vengsarkar said that Kohli and Rohit are in very good form, but lack of competitive time in the middle might affect their performance at least in the tour-opening WTC final.
India's pace bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah also held on to his fifth spot in the bowlers' list.
The women's team will play their one-off Test from June 16-19 which also overlaps, for a couple of days, with the men's World Test Championship final against New Zealand to be played at the Hampshire Bowl.
More said that captaining all three teams isn't an easy task and backed Rohit to get a chance in the near future.
Rohit has already joined the England-bound squad's bio-bubble before departing to the UK for the much-awaited WTC final.
Kohli and Sharma were sitting pretty with 857 and 825 points respectively in the batting list headed by Pakistan's Babar Azam with 865 points.
Yuzvendra feels the style of handling youngsters with care is similar to the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni too and is now the culture of Team India.
In an exclusive interaction with India TV, Jayant described Rohit's captaincy as 'instinctive' and revealed why is he so successful as MI skipper.
Former Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir talked about his face-offs against Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Steve Smith.
Rohit, who has 2615 runs in 38 Tests at an average of 46.69, will be entrusted at the top during India's gruelling series in England.
Amir picked the toughest batsman to bowl to. Amir chose Australia star Steve Smith, saying that the right-hander's technique is very difficult.
The Mumbai outfit also informed that the Australian contingent will fly to the Maldives on a special charter flight before returning home.
In the last over bowled by Lungi Ngidi, Pollard-led MI hit 16 runs to clinch a last-ball thriller and record their highest run-chase.
MI vs CSK IPL 2021: Find live updates from Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings IPL 2021 Match Live Online on indiatvnews.com.
Indian opener and limited-overs vice-captain Rohit Sharma turns 34 today.
Mumbai have wrapped up their Chennai phase of IPL 2021 and they would be happy to bid Chepauk goodbye with the hope that their next venue - Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium - changes their fortune.
Pietersen said there is no room for delay in T20 cricket since it is an entertainment package that is supposed to be short and sharp.
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