Rohit took just 90 deliveries to cross the 100-run mark and he brought up his fourth century of the tournament in just the 29th over of the innings.

Team India head coach Ravi Shastri also took to Twitter to share a strong message for all the healthcare workers on the frontline of COVID-19 pandemic.

During the series, all eyes would be on Rohit, who had scored three hundreds including a double ton against South Africa at home in his debut series as Test opener last October

Aakash feels that India are likely to persist with Virat Kohli as their captain in the coming years, but the decision might change if India fail to win any of the next two ICC tournaments.

Rohit and Dhawan have batted in 107 innings as openers, scoring 4802 runs at 45.30, only behind the pair of Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly in terms of most runs scored by an opening combination.

Aakash chose Sunrisers captain David Warner as his first pick as the opener over West Indies destructive batsman Chris Gayle, who has scored most centuries in IPL history- 6.

In his nine-year-long illustrious career, Rohit has opened the innings 140 times scoring 7148 runs, the fourth-highest as an Indian and 12th overall.

Pathan said Rohit "always talk about sensible things" and that is why he is successful as a batsman as well as captain of IPL side Mumbai Indians.

Rohit has played 5 Test matches as an opener for India and has scored 556 runs in which he hit three centuries which includes his highest Test score - 212.

Hardik Pandya further emphasized on how players like Kohli, Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni don't like being at no.2.

Rohit shared a social-media post on Thursday that hinted towards his resumption in training. 

Rohit made his international debut in the ODI format which came against Ireland on June 23, 2007 in Belfast.

Rohit didn't get the chance to bat in the debut game as he started his career as a middle-order batsman and India won the match against Ireland by 9 wickets.

Mumbai Indians, led by Rohit, is the IPL's most successful franchise, having won the cash-rich league a record four times.

Mumbai Indians took to Instagram to share a picture of their captain Rohit Sharma posing with the World Heavyweight Champion belt.

India are scheduled to play four Tests as part of the Border-Gavaskar series starting from December 3 onwards with the opener at Gabba

Haider earned his first senior call-up recently for the 29-man squad that will travel to England next month.

Rohit, who has become an ODI great, has only played 32 Tests. Hussain advised caution to Rohit at the start of the innings.

Indian bowler Yuzvendra Chahal trolled Rohit Sharma with a hilarious picture on Twitter.

While the pandemic has dealt a blow to sports at large, the impact has been more severe for those working at sports venues and training facilities.