Mayank Agarwal has been named Rohit Sharma’s replacement for the One-Day International (ODI) series in New Zealand after the latter was ruled out of both the ODIs and Tests due to a “left calf muscle strain” that he sustained during the final Twenty20 International (T20I) in Mount Maunganui on Sunday, the BCCI said in a…
India’s T20I squad for series in NZ: Vice-Captain Rohit Sharma, Mohammed Shami back
January 14, 2020Vice-Captain Rohit Sharma on Sunday returned to India’s 16-member T20I squad for the tour of New Zealand (NZ) as the selectors dropped Kerala batsman Sanju Samson. The five-man selection panel also brought back pacer Mohammed Shami, who like Rohit, was rested for the T20I series against Sri Lanka. Wicket-keeper batsman Samson had played the third…
Kohli ends 2019 as leading run-scorer across formats: Rohit Sharma tops ODI charts
December 23, 2019Virat Kohli finished 2019 on a high, leading India’s chase in the series-decider against the West Indies with a fine knock of 85 runs off 81 deliveries. In the process, the India captain ensured that he finished as the leading run-getter across all formats in the year with 2,455 runs. Rohit Sharma, who also scored…
ICC World Cup-2019: India beat Pak by 89 runs
June 17, 2019India continued their dominance over Pakistan in World Cup by registering a 89-run win (D/L method) in a rain-hit match in the ICC World Cup-2019 encounter played at Old Trafford. Winning the toss and put into bat by Pakistan, India got off to a rollicking start with Rohit Sharma (140, 113b, 14×4, 3×6) and Lokesh…
Rohit Sharma becomes leading T20I run-scorer
February 9, 2019Auckland: Rohit Sharma was on a record-breaking spree during the second Twenty20 International (T20I) between India and New Zealand in Auckland on Friday. Rohit Sharma, with 2,288 runs, overtook New Zealand batsman Martin Guptill, who has 2,272 runs, to become the leading run-scorer in the shortest format of the game and broke several other records…
Asia Cup 2018: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma slam centuries in India’s win over Pakistan
September 24, 2018Dubai: Skipper Rohit Sharma and his deputy Shikhar Dhawan showed their mastery in white ball cricket with stylish hundreds as India took a giant stride towards summit clash of Asia Cup with a comfortable nine-wicket win against Pakistan on Sunday. This is India’s biggest win against Pakistan in terms of number of wickets lost. Chasing…
Rohit’s ton helps India clinch T20I series in style against England
July 9, 2018Bristol: Rohit Sharma made a stunning 100 not out to help India beat England by seven wickets in the third Twenty20 and secure a 2-1 series victory. England, batting first, could manage only 87 runs from the final 10 overs to post 198-8 in Bristol, despite Jason Roy’s 67 from 31 balls. Rohit shared an…
IPL 2018: Rohit Sharma stars as Mumbai Indians score comfortable win over Chennai
April 29, 2018Mumbai Indians got their campaign back on track with a convincing eight-wicket win over table-toppers Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in a one-sided encounter in Pune yesterday. Chasing 170 to win, Mumbai were in control all along after the openers put up 69 runs for the first wicket. Though West Indian Evin Lewis failed to get…
Rohit Sharma blitz helps Mumbai Indians earn first win this season
April 18, 2018Mumbai: Virat Kohli’s 92 not out, went in vain as Rohit Sharma’s 94 helped Mumbai Indians beat Royal Challengers Bangalore to register their first win of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai yesterday. With this 46-run win, the defending champions have opened their account in the…
Nidahas Trophy – 2018: Dinesh Karthik’s last ball six helps India clinch Tri-series
March 19, 2018In a thrilling final over, Dinesh Karthik scored a six of the last ball of the match off medium-pacer Soumya Sarkar and helped India to score a four-wicket win over Bangladesh which enabled India to clinch the Nidahas Trophy. Rohit Sharma scored a fine 56 but India made a mess of what looked like a…
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