In the second ODI between India and England at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, Rohit Sharma hammered his half-century in 30 balls, putting India in control of the 305-run chase. In addition, Rohit overtook Chris Gayle as the batter with the most sixes in ODI cricket during the knock.
With 332 points, the Indian captain is currently ranked second. He is followed by Chris Gayle with 331. With 351 ODI sixes, Shahid Afridi is at the top of the list.
Earlier, England scored 304 all-out despite Ravindra Jadeja taking 3 for 35 in his allotted 10 overs. Joe Root (69 off 72) helped the visitors maintain control in the middle overs, while Ben Duckett (65 off 56) gave England a strong start by joining Phil Salt for the first wicket at 81. Liam Livingstone (41 off 32) played a brisk cameo to power England to over 300.
Virat Kohli and Varun Chakravarthy are replacing Yashasvi Jaiswal and Kuldeep Yadav in the Indian team’s two lineup changes.
Rohit Sharma is going through a difficult time
India is considering their options before the Champions Trophy, which is set to begin on February 19, because Rohit Sharma has not been playing well lately. During the Australian tour, Rohit had a rough time and was forced to miss the Sydney Cricket Ground’s New Year’s Test.
When Mumbai played Jammu & Kashmir in the Ranji Trophy, Rohit did not play at his best either. Rohit scored two runs off seven balls in the opening ODI at Nagpur’s Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium before being removed by Saqib Mahmood.
In the second ODI against England, Rohit Sharma achieves a significant captaincy milestone
Rohit became only the third Indian captain to captain the country in 50 ODIs and 50 T20Is in this second ODI. He played in his 50th ODI as captain of India. Four years after starting as a stand-in captain, he led the team in 50 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) to reach this milestone.
In 62 Twenty20 international matches, he has also captained India. In whiteball cricket, Rohit’s leadership has been exceptionally effective.
Notably, under Rohit Sharma’s leadership, India advanced to the ODI World Cup 2023 final and won the T20 World Cup 2024 championship in June 2024.
After bringing an end to India’s 11-year ICC trophy drought, Rohit later announced his retirement from the shortest format. The first Indian captain to lead in 50 ODIs and 50 T20Is was MS Dhoni, who went on to captain in 200 ODIs and 72 T20Is.
In addition to leading a youthful Indian squad to an incredible victory in the 2007 T20 World Cup, Dhoni is the first Indian captain to win a 50-over World Cup. After leading in 95 ODIs and 50 T20Is, Virat Kohli concluded his time as India’s captain.
India failed to win an ICC championship under his leadership. The selectors later stripped him of the ODI captaincy after he gave up the T20I captaincy.
Rohit’’s goal for the future is to win the Champions Trophy in 2025. India lost to Australia in the 2023 World Cup final, narrowly missing out on winning the trophy. They also lost to the same team in the 2023 World Test Championship final.
India’s performance in this forthcoming ICC event could have a significant impact on Rohit’s future as captain.
