Rohit Sharma Articles - Page 14

The hashtag “ArrestKohli” trended big on Twitter during the weekend after a man, reportedly a Virat Kohli fan was arrested for allegedly murdering his friend who was a Rohit Sharma supporter after a violent fight in Tamil Nadu. The incident took place in Poyyur village of Ariyalur district in the southern Indian state where a […]

Former India captain Virat Kohli broke numerous records in the third and final T20I against Australia in Hyderabad on Sunday. With his superb knock of 63 off 48 balls, Virat Kohli not only powered India to victory by six wickets in the game but also secured a much-needed series triumph over Aaron Finch and his […]

Team India defeated Australia by six wickets in the rain-curtailed second T20I in Nagpur on Friday. With their win over the Kangaroos, Rohit and his men leveled the three-match series at 1-1 and equaled Pakistan’s massive world record in T20Is. It was India’s 20th victory in the format in 2022, becoming just the second team […]

Rohit Sharma’s indifferent form has been a cause of concern for the Team India think tank of late. But the India captain’s doubters were proved wrong on Friday as Rohit Sharma delighted not just his legion of fans but legendary Sunil Gavaskar as well. The 34-year-old star batter played a sparkling knock of 46 not […]

India skipper Rohit Sharma was at his best on Friday as he led the Men in Blue to a six-wicket triumph in the rain-curtailed second T20I against Australia in Nagpur. With inclement weather reducing the match to an eight-overs a side contest, Australia put a solid total of 90/5 on the board with Aaron Finch […]

There’s little doubt that the Indian men’s cricket team is having a tough time on the turf, highlighted by their string of defeats to major sides in the sport. It all began at the Asia Cup earlier this month when the Men in Blue lost back-to-back close games against Pakistan and Sri Lanka followed by […]

Pakistani actress Sehar Shinwari was slammed on Twitter after she urged the Indian cricket team to lose their match against Pakistan in the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia. Sehar Shinwari’s remarks came after the Men in Blue were beaten by Australia in the first T20I of the three-match home series at the PCA Stadium […]

The Indian cricket team led by Rohit Sharma is not having a good time on the field, and that became quite evident on Tuesday after the Men in Blue were beaten by Australia in the first T20I in Mohali. Their defeat came days after their shock exit from the Asia Cup where they suffered consecutive […]

India greats Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri have launched a scathing attack on the Indian cricket team after Rohit Sharma and his boys failed to stop Australia from winning the first T20I in Mohali despite putting up a total of 208/6 on the board. With their defeat against Aaron Finch and company, Team India set […]

On Sunday, former Pakistan skipper Mohammad Hafeez was blasted on social media after he defended his controversial ‘laadla’ (pampered) remark made against the Indian cricket team during the recently concluded Asia Cup. At the time, Mohammad Hafeez had claimed that it was the financial clout of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) […]

Ex-India captain and former chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar slammed national head coach Rahul Dravid and current skipper Rohit Sharma, blaming the duo for the team’s debacle in the recently concluded Asia Cup. Heading into the prestigious continental competition, the Men in Blue were the overwhelming favorites to defend the title but were knocked out in […]

Ex-Pakistan skipper Mohammad Hafeez was slammed on social media after he made bizarre remarks about the Indian cricket team during a television debate about the ongoing Asia Cup on Friday. The former Pakistan all-rounder claimed that it is because of the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) financial superpower, that the Men in […]

India and Pakistan will take on each other in a Group A encounter at the Dubai International Stadium in the Asia Cup on Sunday. Cricket lovers worldwide are waiting for the game to begin with the pressure on Babar Azam and Rohit Sharma being sky high. Ahead of the contest, several India players shared their […]

Cricket fans ripped into Rahul Dravid after Team India took to the field in the fifth T20I against the West Indies without skipper Rohit Sharma and several other key players. Besides Rohit Sharma, in-form Suryakumar Yadav, veteran pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar and spin mainstay Yuzvendra Chahal and wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant were rested from the game […]

India captain Rohit Sharma was slammed by fans for his “irresponsible” act of high-fiving a section of supporters after his team’s triumph in the fourth T20I against the West Indies at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground in Lauderhill in Florida on Saturday. Immediately after the win, members of the Indian cricket team […]

Rohit Sharma continued his impressive run as India captain as the Nagpur-born superstar led the Men in Blue to another series triumph in T20Is on Saturday. Notably, since being appointed Team India skipper earlier this year, Rohit Sharma hasn’t lost a bilateral T20I series against any opposition. Rohit Sharma and his boys were clinical in […]

India skipper Rohit Sharma went past Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi on the list of highest six-hitters in international cricket. On Saturday, Rohit Sharma smashed three sixes against the West Indies in the fourth T20I at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, in Lauderhill, Florida to take his tally of maximums to 477, thus […]

India and Pakistan will meet each other in a blockbuster Asia Cup clash later this month, their first since Babar Azam’s men crushed the Men in Blue by ten wickets in the 2021 T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates. Bilateral matches between India and Pakistan have been suspended since 2012 because of tensions […]

Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar is facing the heat on social media after the cricketer-turned commentator controversially claimed that Virat Kohli has taken enough breaks from the sport and he should have played as many games as possible to regain his lost touch. Virat Kohli is currently missing from India’s tour to the West Indies […]

Suryakumar Yadav (SKY) has been the toast of the nation of late. While a few legends of the game, including former India captain Krishnamachari Srikkanth and Ravi Shastri have criticized coach Rahul Dravid’s tactics of promoting him to join Rohit Sharma at the top of the order, Suryakumar Yadav has proved them wrong. On Tuesday, […]

The Indians continue to experiment with their playing XI ahead of the T20 World Cup in Australia. However, when coach Rahul Dravid and captain Rohit Sharma chose Suryakumar Yadav to open the innings with the India skipper, they were subjected to severe criticism from several quarters. Former India captain Krishnamachari Srikkanth was particularly scathing in […]

Rishabh Pant has been an exceptional player for India in red-ball cricket, having broken several records in Test matches. Earlier this month, the left-hander broke a 72-year-old record in the rescheduled fifth Test against England at Edgbaston. With his scores of 146 and 57, Rishabh Pant became the first visiting wicketkeeper to make more than […]

With his half-century against the West Indies on Friday, India captain Rohit Sharma went past Virat Kohli to become the first man to reach 31 50-plus scores in T20Is. While talismanic batter Virat Kohli has 30 fifties to his name in the shortest version of the sport, Rohit Sharma has scored 27 fifties and 4 […]

Earlier this week, ex-India left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha backed Shikhar Dhawan to make it to the national team squad for next year’s ODI World Cup despite KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan being preferred as Rohit Sharma’s opening partners of late. Shikhar Dhawan is no longer a part of India’s Test and T20I squads, but in […]

Questions about Virat Kohli’s place in India’s T20 World Cup squad continue to swirl even at a time when the star batter is not a part of the Rohit Sharma-led side in the West Indies. Virat Kohli is currently on a break after the BCCI decided to rest him for the three ODIs and five […]

Fans launched a scathing attack on India head coach Rahul Dravid after fast bowler Arshdeep Singh wasn’t included in the playing XI for the second ODI against the West Indies on Sunday. While the left pacer warmed the bench yet again, Avesh Khan was handed his Team India debut. But the ploy to play Avesh […]

Virat Kohli is going through a disastrous run with the bat that has now extended to 973 days and 78 innings without a hundred in international cricket. But the talismanic India batter is confident about regaining his lost touch ahead of big tournaments like the Asia Cup and T20 World Cup. While the continental competition […]

Virat Kohli may not have hit a hundred for India in the last 968 days and 78 innings but legendary Australia captain Ricky Ponting wants the team management to persist with the talismanic batter. Widely regarded as one of the greatest all-format players of all time, Virat Kohli has been going through an extended dry […]

India wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant has been earning rave reviews from former cricketers for his scintillating performances with the bat of late. Many past players have tipped him to take over the captaincy of the Indian cricket team once current regular captain Rohit Sharma decides to step down from his post. Former India batter Arun […]

Rishabh Pant played a breathtaking knock of 125* in the final ODI against England at Old Trafford to lead India to their third ever bilateral series win on English soil on Sunday. While Rishabh Pant became one of the top trends on social media, it was captain Rohit Sharma who stole the limelight from him […]

Team India has had seven skippers in 2022 and Shikhar Dhawan will become the eighth man to captain the national team this year when he will lead them in the upcoming ODI series against West Indies later this month. Among the seven who have already led India in the past seven months are KL Rahul, […]

Amid rising questions about Virat Kohli’s form, several former Indian cricketers, including the great Kapil Dev have called for his removal from India’s T20 team. However, former India selector and wicketkeeper Saba Karim has thrown his weight behind the struggling superstar. According to Saba Karim, Virat Kohli has the backing of both captain Rohit Sharma […]

A reporter’s question on Virat Kohli’s form irked India captain Rohit Sharma during the post-match press conference at Lord’s on Thursday. Virat Kohli looked good till he was there at the crease at the iconic venue as he struck a couple of beautiful boundaries but couldn’t prolong his stay as he fell for 16 after […]

Babar Azam has broken numerous Virat Kohli records of late. The Pakistan skipper first went past the India star’s milestone of being the fastest captain to a thousand runs in T20Is. Subsequently, Babar Azam became the only cricketer in the world to hit three consecutive hundreds in ODIs twice. Last month, the Lahore-born player leapfrogged […]

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are two of the most vital cogs in India’s batting line-up. Each of these cricketers can nonchalantly destroy bowling attacks and can single-handedly win matches for India. Widely considered as two of the greatest batters of all time, it has never been an easy task for cricket pundits to choose […]

On Tuesday, India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah ripped apart the England top-order in the first ODI at The Oval in London to register the third-best bowling figures by an Indian in the format. Jasprit Bumrah’s mastery not only left the English batting in tatters but also led to an England collapse not seen in recent […]

The legendary Sunil Gavaskar has slammed Team India’s senior players, including captain Rohit Sharma, out-of-form star batter Virat Kohli, premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah, and all-rounder Hardik Pandya for taking rest now and then. Sunil Gavaskar was furious at these high-profile players for getting rested multiple times in the recent past. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit […]

India captain Rohit Sharma has taken a dig at all those “experts”, including the legendary Kapil Dev, who have raised questions over Virat Kohli’s spot in the national T20 team. Virat Kohli failed to find his lost touch in the just-concluded T20I series against England as he could only register scores of 1 and 11 […]

Former India opener Aakash Chopra has questioned the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) decision to rest senior players, including regular captain Rohit Sharma, out-of-form star batter Virat Kohli, pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant and flamboyant all-rounder Hardik Pandya from the upcoming three-match ODI series against the West Indies. Aakash […]