Rohit Sharma achieved several records in his likely last match for the India national cricket team. He is now officially the batsman with the most runs against SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia) nations.
Additionally, he has achieved another feat when India chases the target of 388 runs against England at Lord’s tonight on July 19. The former India captain completed 1,500 ODI runs in England, becoming the first overseas player to do so.
The partnership of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill has kept India in the series decider against England.
To touch the figure of 1500 runs, Rohit had to score 35 runs and he did so in just 32 balls. With Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill in the middle, the Indian cricket team, still in the competition, performed quite well against England’s first innings total of 387 runs.
A batsman like Rohit Sharma, if he stays on track with his natural bat swing, can help the Men in Blue make history at the ‘Home of Cricket’ tonight.
The last few matches against England have not been good enough for the 39-year-old opener to make headlines for good reasons. More than his batting, it was the series of speculations that made him a trending topic on social media platforms.
According to many media reports, this match to be held in London is likely to be his last match for the Indian national cricket team. However, there is no official confirmation yet which can put an end to the rumours.
England’s batsmen performed brilliantly against the Indian bowlers.
As soon as the match started, England’s batsmen attracted attention with their batting, due to which they were successful in scoring a total of 387 runs. Ben Duckett provided a strong platform for the home team by scoring a century. Jacob Bethel, the other part of England’s opening pair, could also have scored a century, but was out for 91 runs. Later, the explosive innings of Joe Root and Jos Buttler took the team’s score to its peak.
When the Indian openers took to the field to chase a target that seemed impossible to chase, the spotlight once again shone on Rohit Sharma.
It is important for the visiting team to win this match, because England has made a comeback in Cardiff and leveled the score of 3-match ODI series at 1-1. Since both teams have claimed one win each, the winner of the Lord’s match will claim the series.
Some other records that Rohit Sharma can still achieve
When the team needed him the most, Rohit stood up again. The batsman, who struggled against the extra bounce in English conditions, started tonight’s innings with confidence. He was cautious, but not entirely about defense. Whenever the batsman got an opportunity, he welcomed it with both hands.
According to statistics, Rohit Sharma needs only one 6 to hit the most number of sixes against England as an Indian batsman. If he is successful in hitting 3 sixes, he will hold the record of hitting the most number of sixes against SENA countries. And if ‘Hitman’ is successful in hitting 8 sixes on the bowlers, then the record of hitting the most sixes as a guest batsman in England will be in his name.
