Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill have done it, now it’s Rohit Sharma’s turn
Rohit Sharma, who took India to the semi-finals in the 2019 World Cup, has been yearning to score a century in international cricket for some time now. He has not scored a century in the last 66 matches.
The most important thing for Team India, which is preparing for the World Cup 2023, is the performance of the top order. India played the first ODI series of this year against Sri Lanka in which Team India whitewashed the guests 3-0, now India is playing against New Zealand where it has taken a 1-0 lead in the series of the same number of matches. . In the four matches played so far, openers Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli have rocked with their bats, but captain Rohit Sharma has not seen a big innings during this period. Rohit got a good start in many matches, but he could not convert it into a big turn.
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Rohit did not score a century in 66 matches
Rohit Sharma, who played an important role in helping India reach the semi-finals in the 2019 World Cup, has been yearning to score a century in international cricket for some time now. No century has come out of Rohit’s bat in the last 66 matches. He last crossed the 100-run mark on 13 February 2021 in the Chennai Test against England. After this, Rohit played half-century innings 13 times, but he could not convert it into a century. In the first match of the year 2023 against Sri Lanka, he also scored a brilliant 83, but he missed a century. Gill and Kohli have done their job by playing big innings, but now it is Rohit Sharma’s explosive innings.
Gill showed power in top 3
At the beginning of the year, there was a dilemma as to who would open the innings with skipper Rohit Sharma. In fact, Ishaan Kishan had staked his claim with a double century in the last ODI of Bangladesh tour, while Shubman Gill was consistently performing well. In such a situation, Rohit chose Gill over Kishan and this opener stood up to the captain’s decision. In the series against Sri Lanka, Gill scored 207 runs with the help of a century, while he also scored a double century in the first ODI against New Zealand. During this, Gill showed the ability to play long innings.
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King Kohli returns
This year of the World Cup has been in the name of Virat Kohli so far. In the three-match series against Sri Lanka, Kohli scored two centuries with the bat and was also the highest run-scorer in the series. Kohli scored 283 runs in three matches against Sri Lanka at an average of over 141. However, in the first match against New Zealand, King Kohli returned cheaply to the pavilion. Fans will expect another century from Kohli in the upcoming two matches.