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 MoreMakers of The Great Indian Kapil Show has finally unveiled the much-awaited trailer of its upcoming season. The trailer gives a glimpse of the celebrities who will be gracing the second season of the comedy chat show. Watch the hilarious trailer.
International Cricket Council (ICC) updated the latest Test rankings without even playing, India skipper Rohit Sharma continues to be the highest-ranked batter for the team in the format. Meanwhile, Joe Root continues to be on top but has lost rating points due to poor show in 3rd Test vs Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka defeated England by eight wickets in the third and final Test match at the Oval. England had already won the first two Test matches and thereby pocketed the series 2-1. But this win for Sri Lanka came after 10 years against England in the longest format as they created multiple records.
IPL governing council is likely to announce the retention rules soon and reportedly, Rohit Sharma's future in Mumbai Indians is one of the major talking points especially after he was removed as the captain of the franchise controversially. What if he gets released? Irfan has his say on the matter.
KL Rahul proved his worth on the last day of the first-round fixtures of the Duleep Trophy 2024 by scoring fighting 57 runs off 121 balls against B. The wicketkeeper batter is expected to make India's squad for the upcoming Tests against Bangladesh.
India squad for Bangladesh Test series: India are set to face Bangladesh in a two-match Test series from September 19 onwards. The Ajit Agarkar-led selection panel will pick the Indian squad for the home series. Duleep Trophy performances will hold key in the selection.
Rohit Sharma's numbers in the IPL have been dwindling over the last few years. With age not on his side, Mumbai Indians might even release him depending on the retention rules. In that case, which team will go or won't go for him and why? Know everything in our Sunday special story
Bangladesh defeated Pakistan 2-0 away from home and both wins were comprehensive enough. They are now scheduled to face India in a two-match Test series starting on September 19 and the captain Najmul Hossain Shanto has fired a warning to team India ahead of the series.
Nida Dar has been removed as captain of Pakistan in the T20I format. Her last tournament as captain of Pakistan was the ACC Women's T20 Asia Cup. Fatima Sana has been announced to lead Pakistan at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024.
Rohit Sharma led the Indian team to the T20 World Cup glory, helping the Men in Blue end their decade-long wait for an ICC title. Rohit has opened up on his future plans, revealing he has no thoughts of retiring anytime soon.
Rohit Sharma led India to the final of two marquee ICC tournaments in the form of the ODI World Cup 2023 and the ICC World Test Championship 2021-2023. India lost to Australia in both tournaments.
Mohammed Shami was benched for the first four games during the ODI World Cup 2023. He got his first opportunity to play against New Zealand at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium in Dharamsala.
Ravichandran Ashwin made his international debut under the leadership of MS Dhoni and played a sizeable number of games under Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's captaincy.
Rohit Sharma won his first ICC tournament as captain in 2024 as the Men in Blue defeated South Africa in the final of the Men's T20 World Cup by seven runs. On the other hand, Dhoni won three ICC tournaments as captain.
Team India's red-ball captain Rohit Sharma has aggregated 700 runs in the ongoing ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 cycle. He averages 46.66 with the willow in hand and has amassed three centuries and as many fifties.
England made a strong comeback with in-form Joe Root smashing his record-equalling Test century in the first innings of the second Test match against Sri Lanka at Lord's. Root also surpassed the star Indian cricketer in the elite list of players with the most international centuries.
Amidst a hectic international schedule, team India is enjoying a break at the moment with no matches scheduled. The likes of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and others were last involved in a bilateral ODI series against Sri Lanka away from home earlier this month.
Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan are the fourth-most successful opening pair in the history of ODI cricket. The dynamic pair aggregated 5148 runs for the Men in Blue in 115 ODIs at an average of 45.55 and struck 18-century and 15 half-century stands.
Former India head coach opened up on India's T20 World Cup winning campaign in West Indies earlier this year. It was his last assignment as the head coach of the team. He was at the helm when the team lost to Australia in the final of ODI World Cup at home last year.
Team India is scheduled to play only three more ODIs before the Champions Trophy to be played next year, for now, in Pakistan. ICC has identified a window from February 19 to March 9 2025 for the tournament and all eyes are on India's preparations for the competition.
Top News
Trending News
Latest News