Widely hailed as one of the best of his generation, Rohit continues to be a star batter for India, particularly in white-ball cricket.
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Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma among Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year
The duo topped the bowling and batting averages on last year’s tour of England – a series that was ended one game early due to a COVID scare and will be completed with a one-off Test in July.
We win together, we lose together: Rohit Sharma in speech to Mumbai team-mates
Mumbai, the five-time IPL champions, have endured a disastrous start to the tournament, losing all three matches and are placed ninth on the points table with a net run rate (NRR) of -1.362.
Rohit Sharma urges MI teammates to show desperation and hunger after 3 losses
Five-time champions MI has endured a disappointing start to the season, losing their first three matches against Delhi Capitals, Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders.
Rohit Sharma named captain of Indian Test team for upcoming Sri Lanka series
KL Rahul, Washington Sundar ruled out of entire Sri Lanka tour; Shardul Thakur rested: Selection Committee chair Chetan Sharma
Ind vs WI: Focus on Rohit’s leadership, Kuldeep-Chahal combination in ODIs
Team India are set to play three ODIs at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad from February 6 followed by the T20I series at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata from February 16.
Rohit Sharma lauds Mohammed Shami for scalping 200 Test wickets
Shami achieved this feat after taking a fifer on Day 3 of the ongoing first Test against South Africa here at the SuperSport Park, Centurion.
Virat led from front for five years and I enjoyed each and every moment under him: Rohit Sharma
For Rohit, rather than thinking about winning the marquee finals, the message to the boys will be to focus on the process rather than the end goal.
Beginning Of End: Kohli refuses to step down, BCCI cracks whip, opts for proven leader in Rohit Sharma
The BCCI, it is learnt, waited for the last 48 hours for Kohli, who has already relinquished T20 captaincy, to voluntarily step down from ODI leadership as well but he did not. By the 49th hour, losing the position to Rohit Sharma was simply ‘fait accompli’.
Rohit Sharma is looking over things for a while now: Kohli hints at his “successor”
Rohit, who is Kohli’s deputy in the T20 World Cup, is tipped to take the mantle of captain of the India T20I side from the upcoming shortest format matches against New Zealand at home, beginning November 19.
IPL 2021: It’s important that we turn up and do the job, says MI skipper Rohit Sharma
Rohit missed the opening game as the team management felt it was important to give him some more recovery time after he injured himself during the Test series in England.
IPL 2021: MI skipper Rohit Sharma begins training in quarantine
Mumbai Indians, who are the defending champions, will play Chennai Super Kings in Dubai on September 19 in a match that will resume IPL 2021.
Is Indian cricket looking at split captaincy post England series?
While Kohli has been very successful in Test cricket, the onus of leading the side in limited-overs cricket could fall on Sharma because of the former’s failure to guide the side to victory in ICC events despite having some of the best bowlers and batters in the game.
Top class, series defining knock: Ex-cricketers laud Rohit Sharma’s ton
“A top class innings from a high class player. Take a bow #RohitSharma. Could well be a series defining innings. Come on, let’s get a big lead,” tweeted former India batsman VVS Laxman on Saturday.
Rohit overtakes Kohli as best-ranked Indian batsman at number 5 in ICC Test Player Rankings
Rohit’s scores of 19 and 59 in the third Test lifted him one place to a career-best fifth position, seven rating points more than Kohli for an aggregate of 773.
Cheteshwar Pujara came with an intent to score runs and showed his character: Rohit Sharma
By stumps on the third evening, India reached 215 for two in their second innings courtesy of Pujara and Rohit, who scored a half-century while skipper Virat Kohli was also closing in on his milestone.
Kohli, Pujara’s dismissals no worry, got out to good balls: Rohit Sharma
India went from 97 for no loss to 112/4 as the Indian batsmen fell to swing from James Anderson as well as a run out [of Rahane].
India vs England, 1st T20I: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul to open at Narendra Modi Stadium
Rohit had scored 65 and 60 not out in the last two T20 Internationals he played back in January-February 2020.
Ind vs Eng, 2nd Test: Opener Rohit Sharma may be under pressure to perform
Sharma’s poor run of scores has reflected in India’s poor opening starts. When he joined the playing XI for the third Test in Sydney, India seemed to have found a solution as he and Gill provided 70 and 71-run starts to the team.
Sharma, Gill, Pant expected to play 3rd Test despite bubble inquiry: report
The Indian side on Sunday boarded two buses to the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) for a gym session after their practice session was cancelled due to rain.
Rohit Sharma clears fitness test at Bengaluru’s NCA; BCCI to take call on his inclusion for Australia Tests
Rohit had sustained a hamstring injury during the IPL, which led to him missing the white-ball leg of the ongoing tour. He is also out of reckoning for the first two Tests but can now be there for the last two games.
MS Dhoni’s 137-crore IPL salary puts him ahead of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli
With an income of over Rs 137 crore from the T20 league, Dhoni has emerged as the highest-paid player in IPL.
Virat Kohli not a bad captain, but Rohit Sharma is better: Gautam Gambhir
“Virat Kohli is not a bad captain, but Rohit Sharma is a better captain. There is a vast difference between the quality of captaincy,” said Gambhir on the Star Sports show Cricket Connected.
Super Over win should boost RCB, says captain Kohli
Rohit Sharma, captain of the losing team, said his Mumbai Indians would take “a lot of positives” from this game played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Always enjoy battle against CSK, says MI captain Rohit Sharma ahead of IPL 13 opener
The two most successful teams in the IPL have faced each other 28 times with MI holding an edge over CSK as they have won 17 games and lost 11.