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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Rohit Sharma interacted with the fans on the sidelines of the second Test between India and West Indies, and shared a heartwarming moment with two Jamaican supporters.
Team India's vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane has said that it is hard to see 'quality player' like Rohit Sharma on the bench, but insisted on the importance of team combination.
Rohit Sharma was not picked for the first Test with Rahane and Vihari doing well in the series opener, it is unlikely he will feature in the second and final Test.
Hanuma Vihari was preferred over Rohit Sharma, while Ravichandran Ashwin also sat out as Ravindra Jadeja played in the 1st Test, and Indian captain Virat Kohli explained the rationale behind the decisions.
Rohit Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin didn't find a place in the playing XI for the first Test against West Indies, and vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane revealed the reason behind the decision.
Shoaib Akhtar said that since Rohit Sharma was a part of the squad for the two-match Test series against the Windies, it was important that he should also be given a chance in the XI.
Sourav Ganguly suggested the Indian team management to play both Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane in the first Test against West Indies in Antigua.
India will be returning to the Test cricket after a good 7 and half months and the moot point of the playing XI will be whether Kohli-Shastri duo goes for an additional sixth batsman or an extra bowler for the first Test.
If the report is to be believed, a head coach candidate for Team India was asked on how would he solve the alleged rift between Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.
Cheteshwar Pujara scored a century, while Rohit Sharma was also among the runs, but captain Ajinkya Rahane was dismissed on 1 against West Indies A on the 1st day of the three-day game.
Ahead of the first Test between India and West Indies, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and Ravindra Jadeja were among Indian players who attended the dinner at Brian Lara's residency.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma can be the first pair to score 1000 partnership runs against the Windies in ODI cricket on Wednesday at Port of Spain.
The Indian team are having fun in the Caribbean, and in a video posted by BCCI, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is seen imitating Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah.
Sunil Gavaskar went on to add that these stories are generally started by frustrated players in the dressing room which in turn hurts the environment in the team.
Besides being the leading run-scorer in T20 Internationals, the HIT-MAN has now become the leading six-hitter in the shortest format of the game.
India skipper can overtake Rohit to become the holder of the record for most runs in the format.
Rohit Sharma already holds the record for being the highest run-scorer in T20Is with 2331 runs from 94 T20Is.
Virat Kohli has posted a picture with his teammates on Instagram with a caption "SQUAD". However, vice-captain Rohit Sharma is missing from the frame.
There are reports of an alleged rift between Kohli and Rohit post-India's World Cup semifinal exit though the Indian captain rubbished them ahead of the team's departure to the United States on Monday.
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