Rohit Sharma Articles - Page 15

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) named a 16-member squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against the West Indies. However, what came as a shock to a section of Indian supporters was that both regular captain Rohit Sharma and former skipper Virat Kohli were rested from the 50-over games against the […]

With regular opener and captain Rohit Sharma set to miss the fifth Test against England at Edgbaston and KL Rahul unavailable due to a groin injury, speculation has mounted over India’s possible playing XI. Even coach Rahul Dravid didn’t want to disclose all his cards ahead of the start of the match which begins on […]

India head coach Rahul Dravid has provided a big update on regular captain Rohit Sharma, saying that the 35-year-old opener has not yet been ruled out of the fifth and the final Test against England which begins in Edgbaston on Friday. Rahul Dravid, the legendary batter and the former chief of India’s National Cricket Academy […]

The T20 Cricket World Cup in 2022 is approaching fast. Slated in October-November 2022 in Australia, preparations are in full swing for all the participating teams. Even as India is preparing to play a Test in Edgbaston starting from 1st July, the South Asian nation’s T20 squad is parallelly playing Ireland in a two-match T20I […]

The Indian Cricket Team is in the United Kingdom to play a one-off Test starting on 1st July at Edgbaston. The Test is the rescheduled fifth Test of India’s tour of England from last year, where India took a 2-1 lead following aggressive cricket under the leadership of Virat Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri. The […]

Former India opener Virender Sehwag has named his picks for the top three positions in the Indian batting line-up for the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia. Surprisingly, the Nawab of Najafgarh didn’t include former captain Virat Kohli in his squad for the mega event Down Under in what can be dubbed as a major […]

India’s regular captain Rohit Sharma is currently recuperating from COVID-19 and faces a race against time to be fit for the deciding Test match against England in Birmingham. With uncertainty over whether Rohit Sharma will play at Edgbaston or not, speculation continues to spread like wildfire over who would take over Team India’s leadership role. […]

Chorus for Virat Kohli’s return as Team India captain in the upcoming Test match against England grew louder after former Three Lions spinner Graeme Swann backed him to lead the side in the absence of Rohit Sharma. Regular skipper Rohit Sharma is currently in isolation after testing for COVID-19 on Saturday. However, the chances of […]

With Rohit Sharma sidelined after testing positive for COVID-19, speculation has swirled about who will lead Team India in the fifth Test against England which begins in Birmingham on Friday. While Rohit Sharma was named the captain, KL Rahul was named his deputy for the match at Edgbaston. Unfortunately, KL Rahul suffered a groin injury […]

The fate of the rescheduled fifth Test between India and England in Birmingham is hanging by a thread after Team India skipper Rohit Sharma tested positive for COVID-19. The captain is currently recuperating from the virus in the team hotel where he has been placed under isolation. The Board of Control for Cricket in India […]

In the five-match T20I series against South Africa, Rishabh Pant grabbed headlines for his string of mediocre performances with the bat. The 24-year-old was also Team India’s stand-in captain during the series but managed to accumulate only 58 runs in his 5 outings against the Proteas. His scores in the games in Delhi, Cuttack, Visakhapatnam, […]

Ishan Kishan and Ruturaj Gaikwad were Team India’s designated openers in the five-match T20I series against South Africa at home. The duo is expected to open the innings for India in the two matches against Ireland as well. But Ishan Kishan and Ruturaj Gaikwad would only be warming the bench once regular skipper Rohit Sharma […]

When he is at the peak of his prowess, it is a delight to watch Rohit Sharma bat. The India captain is possibly the most elegant batter in the sport. There’s a reason why Rohit Sharma is called the modern-day David Gower.  A few years ago, the England great had himself praised the stylish batter […]

Team India captain Rohit Sharma didn’t have the best of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as he could only manage 268 runs in 14 games in the elite T20 competition for the Mumbai Indians (MI). Rohit Sharma’s struggles with the bat looked profound throughout the competition and he looked in all sorts of problems against […]

We have all been pranked in our lives but some pranks can make you cry. You won’t believe that someone as great as Virat Kohli was also tricked by his colleagues during his formative years, forcing him to break down into tears, his former Delhi teammate and friend Pradeep Sangwan has revealed. Virat Kohli is […]

Regular Team India captain Rohit Sharma won’t be a part of the T20I series against South Africa which kicks off with a game in New Delhi on Thursday, but one man is quite unhappy about his decision of skipping all five games against the Proteas. He is none other than MS Dhoni’s “close friend” and […]

Arjun Tendulkar, the 22-year-old son of the great Sachin Tendulkar, was roped by five-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Mumbai Indians (MI) for the first time in 2021. He was repurchased during this year’s mega auction, for $38,650 (INR 30 lakh). However, the all-rounder failed to make his debut for the Rohit Sharma-led side for […]

On Sunday, Hardik Pandya led the Gujarat Titans (GT) to a maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) title in their debut season and since then talks of him replacing Rohit Sharma as Team India’s skipper have gathered steam. The way Hardik Pandya guided the Ahmedabad-based franchise to the IPL crown was commendable because nobody expected them […]

On Sunday, Hardik Pandya made history, becoming the first Indian to lift the Indian Premier League (IPL) trophy in his debut season as captain after the all-rounder powered the Gujarat Titans (GT) to a comprehensive victory over the Rajasthan Royals (RR) at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium. Hardik Pandya starred with both bat and bowl in […]

Hardik Pandya has already surprised almost everyone by leading the Gujarat Titans (GT) to the Indian Premier League (IPL) final and on Sunday, when the Ahmedabad-based franchise will face the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the title clash, the 28-year-old cricketer would be on the cusp of history. His mentor and “brother” MS Dhoni is the […]

Much like his mentor MS Dhoni, Hardik Pandya has achieved the unthinkable in this Indian Premier League (IPL) as he has inspired the debutants Gujarat Titans (GT) to the final in their maiden season in the elite T20 tournament. The way the junior Pandya has captained his side in this edition of the cash-rich league […]

MI vs DC, Wankhede Stadium. The fate of RCB depends on Mumbai Indians! If Delhi Capitals wins this game, RCB will not qualify for the playoffs due to negative net run rate. RCB and MI fans do not go along well, but in this kind of situations every RCB fan will be cheering for MI […]

It has been a season to forget for five-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Mumbai Indians (MI). Before the start of this edition of the competition, who would have imagined that the Rohit Sharma-led side would be languishing at the bottom of the table with just one more match to play for? Cricket is a […]

Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper Rohit Sharma is known for his penchant for breaking records and on Saturday, the Indian opener will be on the cusp of many milestones when the five-time IPL champions will be up against Delhi Capitals. MI has nothing to lose in the match after having a disastrous campaign, having lost 10 […]

On Thursday, a major controversy erupted in the Indian Premier League (IPL) game between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Gujarat Titans (GT) as the latter’s wicketkeeper batter Matthew Wade was given out in controversial fashion by the Decision Review System (DRS). Wade looked gutted after being declared out off the bowling of his Australian teammate […]

Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Rohit Sharma is widely regarded as one of the most explosive batters in the world, having mastered the art of hitting double hundreds in One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and centuries in T20s. But there’s something wrong with the Mumbai-born cricketer at the moment as he seems to fall at almost every juncture […]

MI vs SRH, Wankhede Stadium. This is the last chance for Sunrisers Hyderabad to keep the hopes alive to qualify for the playoffs. If Mumbai Indians win this match, it is over for SRH. Looking at the venue stats, SRH has won only one game here at Wankhede. MI has nothing more to lose in […]

MI vs CSK, Wankhede Stadium. El Clásico of the IPL. Once again, Mumbai Indians will clash with Chennai Super Kings. Both the teams have suffered significant blows in the form of Suryakumar Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja. However, MI looks more troubled with no SKY in the squad than CSK with no Jadeja. SKY is MI’s […]

MI vs GT, Brabourne Stadium. It is time for Mumbai Indians to test the bench strength, as there are no hopes for the playoffs. On the other hand, Gujarat Titans will be looking to confirm their place in the playoffs by defeating MI. Hardik Pandya will be playing against his former team. If we follow […]

MI vs CSK, DY Patil Stadium. El Clásico. Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings is one of the most awaited games in the T20 cricket. Rohit Sharma against MS Dhoni, Keiron Pollard vs DJ Bravo, Suryakumar Yadav vs Ambati Raydu, Jasprit Bumrah vs Ravindra Jadeja… The list of rivalries goes on. CSK is one of […]

MI vs LSG, Brabourne Stadium. An unnecessary gimmick in the batting order cost Lucknow Super Giants a loss in the previous game. They should have learned their lesson now and won’t be messing with the batting order again. Mumbai Indians, on the other hand, are failing to fetch wickets early in the inning again and […]

MI vs PBKS, MCA Stadium. Mumbai Indians are probably one of the great T20 teams of all time. But this season of IPL 2022 hasn’t been in their favor. Four games lost in a row. This is not something new for MI, but they need to focus on winning the matches early in the tournament. […]

MI vs RCB, MCA Stadium. Unlucky Mumbai Indians are searching for their first win of the IPL 2022. In comparison, Royal Challengers Bangalore is having a good IPL season, and MI has lost all three games. Call it a piece of bad luck; MI has a lot of it. MI was in the same table […]

MI vs KKR, MCA Stadium. Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders is the second El Clasico game after Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings in the IPL. MI dominated the KKR throughout the IPL history, but the games are always highly competitive. Out of 27 matches, MI won 22, and KKR managed to win only […]

Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals made their rivalry open in the last league match of the 2014 IPL season. When MI needed a boundary and Faulkner conceded a six to Aditya Tare. A historic run-chase in T20 cricket history. After that match in 2014, RR played MI 10 times and won 6 times. These two […]

IPL season-opening match for both Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians will be played at Brabourne Stadium. MI vs DC is the new rivalry in the IPL, and MI has one of the lowest win % vs DC in IPL history. MI has a reputation and record of losing the first match of the IPL almost […]

Mumbai Indians are the 5-time IPL title winner so far. Last season was neither excellent nor disappointing for MI. Could IPL 2022 be the 6th time Rohit Sharma will lift the trophy? The answer is not straightforward. The limited number of venues is an advantage for MI. Because it will be home turf for MI, […]

India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test. It was decided that the 1st Test match at Mohali will be played without the spectators. But recently BCCI announced that 50% of total capacity spectators will be allowed in Virat Kohli’s milestone 100th Test match. “The first Test between India and Sri Lanka to be played at the […]

IND vs SL: Let’s get this straight, both India and Sri Lanka do not have their ideal, best and in-form players they want. India will not have Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Deepak Chahar, and Suryakumar Yadav in this series. While Sri Lanka will not have their best player Wanindu Hasaranga, in-form Kusal Mendis, Maheesh Theekshana, […]