India were far from their best on the field after they were asked to bowl by New Zealand in the Champions Trophy final in Dubai. They put down as many as four chances, which came in pairs, both times in consecutive overs, first with the new ball and then in the middle overs off left-arm … Read more
England’s head coach, Brendon McCullum, has praised India’s opening batter, Abhishek Sharma, after his incredible century during the fifth T20I of the five-match series at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. He smashed the formidable visiting bowling attack in all parts of the ground. The southpaw became the second fastest to celebrate a T20I century … Read more
Jos Buttler pointed to Rohit Sharma’s belligerent century as proof England are on the right track with their approach despite a fourth successive ODI series defeat. Rohit had averaged 10.37 in his previous 16 innings across formats but registered a stunning 119 off 90 balls in Cuttack to underpin India’s successful chase of 305 with … Read more
Legendary Indian cricketer Kapil Dev has shared his thoughts on the ongoing struggles of Rohit Sharma with the bat. The former Indian skipper has pointed out that when the team’s captain and big players like Rohit struggle for form, the entire team suffers. The legendary Indian all-rounder also emphasized the challenges the head coach, Gautam … Read more
Gautam Gambhir’s childhood coach Sanjay Bharadwaj has picked Rohit Sharma as the best Indian captain ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The tournament will commence on February 19 and will be hosted by Pakistan and Dubai. Sanjay Bharadwaj ranked Rohit Sharma as the best captain, ahead of MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, and Gautam Gambhir. … Read more
India National Cricket Team skipper Rohit Sharma along with opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shreyas Iyer won’t be playing for Mumbai in the next round of the Ranji Trophy 2024-25. The Ajinkya Rahane-led side will be taking on Meghalaya at the Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy in BKC from 30th January. As per the reports in Times … Read more
The veteran Indian captain of the Test and ODI formats, Rohit Sharma, has slipped into the hole in the latest rankings of the longest format of the International Cricket Council (ICC). The right-hander could just add 31 runs in the five-match Test series of the Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2024-25 at an average of 6.20 … Read more
A captains’ meet is something to look forward to before the start of any ICC events, and it’s nothing new before the beginning of Champions Trophy 2025, scheduled to start on February 19. The question stands if Rohit Sharma, the Indian captain, would now make his trip to Pakistan for that program despite them not … Read more
The former opening batter of the India side, Navjot Singh Sidhu, has found the decision of the team management ‘bizarre’ to drop their regular Test captain of the side, Rohit Sharma, for the fifth and final red-ball clash of the series at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) in the Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2024-25. Navjot … Read more
The issue of the change in leadership was not addressed directly at the toss at the SCG, with Bumrah only saying: “Our captain has shown his leadership as well, he has chosen to rest from this game. It shows the unity within the team.” Bumrah had captained India to victory in the first Test of … Read more