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Is Rohit Sharma the most entertaining modern day batsmen?

The hiding didn't work. Most entertaining or not he is the most over-rated with some of his team mates.
Guy plays at the same rate batsmen played in the 90's before reaching his 50 or hundred. He is the slowest opener in powerplay over the last decade. Add to that his mental blocks like yesterday he couldn't see a left arm pacer running to him so hidded at 3.
 
A fan breached the security and jumped into the playing area during the ongoing Ranchi T20I between India and New Zealand and tried to touch Rohit Sharma's feet. The matches are being played in front of packed crowds but the players are still in bio-bubble. The fan wasn't able to touch Rohit's feet.

The video of the fan jumping into the playing area is going viral on social media and is reminding the people of Jarvo, the famous fan from England who breached security thrice during India's UK tour. Check out the video -

The fans have often breached the security to meet their favourite players but given the present protocols, the security breaches can have an impact on the complete series. Rohit is among one of the most followed cricketers and the fans have often jumped into the playing area to meet him.

Talking of the ongoing fixture, the Men in Blue are chasing a target of 154 to seal the series win. Openers Rohit and KL Rahul have provided a solid start to the team in the chase and have added 57 runs in 8 overs. There's heavy dew in Ranchi, which is making the job tough for the bowlers.

The Indian bowlers did the job to perfection by restricting NZ to a chaseable total. The NZ's bowlers have struggled so far and are eyeing a wicket.

For NZ, none of the batsmen managed to breach the 50-run mark. Martin Guptill and Daryl Mitchell scored 31 runs each while Glenn Philipps made a contribution of 34 off 21. During his knock of 31, Guptill pipped Virat Kohli to become the highest run-scorer in T20Is.

A win in the 2nd T20I will see India seal the series with one T20I still left to be played. The 3rd and the final T20I of the series will be played in Kolkata on Sunday (November 21).

https://www.timesnownews.com/sports...ries-to-touch-rohit-sharmas-feat-watch/833553
 
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India vs New Zealand 3rd T20I: Rohit Sharma Becomes 2nd Batter To Hit 150 Sixes In T20IsIndia vs New Zealand 3rd T20I: Rohit Sharma has now become only thesecond batsman to get past the 150 sixes mark in T20Is. West Indies' Chris Gayle is on the third spot with 124 maximums to his name.

Rohit Sharma won the toss for the third time in a row and elected to bat on a flat deck at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata in the third T20 international against New Zealand, looking to give his team some much needed practice of setting a big target. India has struggled to win matches, when batting first in T20Is and it led to their early exit from the ICC T20 World Cup 2021, after losses to Pakistan and New Zealand in the Super 12 stage. Rohit and opening partner Ishan Kishan gave the hosts a flying start, as they threw caution to the wind and launched a vicious attack on the New Zealand pace attack.

India managed to get 69 runs in the powerplay as Rohit and Kishan hit boundaries at will. While Kishan was unbeaten on 29 off 19 balls after the first six overs, his captain was on 39 off 17 deliveries. Rohit had hit three massive sixes in the powerplay and the last of them took him to the milestone of 150 sixes in T20 internationals.

It came off the bowling of Lockie Ferguson as Rohit pulled a short delivery into the stands through the space between the square led and deep fine leg fielder. New Zealand opener Martin Guptill leads the list with 161 sixes and could add more to his numbers when he comes out to bat later in the evening. Rohit has now become only the second batsman to get past the 150 sixes mark. West Indies' Chris Gayle is on the third spot with 124 maximums to his name. The next Indian in the list is Virat Kohli, who is quite far off with 91 sixes to his name.

The script changed soon for India as stand-in New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner introduced himself into the attack and picked up the wickets of Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav and Rishabh Pant in quick succession.

https://sports.ndtv.com/india-vs-ne...-2nd-batter-to-hit-150-sixes-in-t20is-2619480
 
Yuvraj was the most entertaining LOI batter in India in his peak.
Sehwag was the most entertaining Test batter in his peak.

There are only a few batters I would tune in to watch bat. ABDV, Gayle(2009-14), Shahid Afridi(being a Pakistani, I would try to watch all our games regardless) are my top 3.

These days I usually would want to see Buttler.

Lara probably the remains the only one man army majority of people wanted to see. He had an altogether different aura especially how he would dominate the opposition.
 
Rohit is not even the most entertaining Indian batsman. He is not innovative and has a handful of go to shots that he plays when he's set. Most tend to involve pulling or hooking the ball and going across the line.

KL Rahul by comparison is very entertaining to watch. Because he is both technically sound and highly gifted. And the kind of shots he plays when he is set, Rohit couldn't even play in his wildest dreams.

Buttler is entertaining in a different way. Because he is someone who embraces the innovative nature of modern day limited-overs cricket and has so much ability when it comes to playing all around the wicket. Not quite the AB level, but still on a unique level of his own.

I also enjoy watching Warner bat a great deal as long as he is not batting against Pakistan.
 
Mobashir said:
The hiding didn't work. Most entertaining or not he is the most over-rated with some of his team mates.
Guy plays at the same rate batsmen played in the 90's before reaching his 50 or hundred. He is the slowest opener in powerplay over the last decade. Add to that his mental blocks like yesterday he couldn't see a left arm pacer running to him so hidded at 3.
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True but his ability to go from zero to hundred once he gets set is also unmatched in the world currently. And let's face it, the numbers don't lie.

I do feel he is somewhat overrated but I don't think anyone can deny his status as a limited-overs ATG.
 
Most 50+ scores in T20Is

30-Rohit Sharma
29-Virat Kohli
25-Babar Azam
22-David Warner
 
Cover Drive Six said:
Rohit Sharma the most entertaining modern day Choker, Minnow basher and Home Track bully.
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Are you serious? The guy just had one of the best series as an opener in England. He scored 5 hundreds in the world cup in 2019 in England. Has scored runs all over the world in LOIs.
 
Really? Rohit sharma's strike rate is around 140 and have 2 hundred and there are Pakistani fans like you who all the time curse him cause you never had and will never have as talented and destructive batsman like him what you have is Babar,Rizwan who play one day in most t20 matches and then stupid fans those 100 strike rate test batsman to be man of the tournament 😂I dare if in your current team there's player who played matches more than 25 and has strike rate 140
 
Most entertaining t20 batsman in Today's world:
1.Jos Butter ,Strike Rate (141) have all the innovative shots
2.KL Rahul , Strike Rate (142) most stylish and elegant player and can play all kind of shots.
3.Rohit Sharma,strike rate (139) ,Best puller in the world and when gets set his acceleration is unmatched
4.Rossie Van der hussen , Haven't seen much but he's Also treat to watch
5.Pooran (West Indian) Also a gifted batsman

And batsman around 100 strike rate they are also entertaining
1.Rishabh pant
2.Babar Azam
3.Temba bavuma
4.steve Smith

Pure Sloggers who can win match on their day
1.Jimmy nisam
2.Asif Ali
3.Hardik pandya
4.liam Livingston
 
Rohit Sharma is better than Viv Richards. Greater than Sachin.Only behind Don Bradman.
 
He has starting trouble against left-arm seamer in crucial games. Today was not a crucial game. He got hit on the pad exactly the same way he gets out in the first over in ICC game. BUt ball was going over the stumps. ONce that over was gone he became a different batsman.
 
giri26 said:
Are you serious? The guy just had one of the best series as an opener in England. He scored 5 hundreds in the world cup in 2019 in England. Has scored runs all over the world in LOIs.
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His only achievement in entire LOI career is 2019 wc on ultra flat track pitches.
Yes, He scored runs all over the world in batting pitches by thrashing 2nd grade bowlers.

Warner is GOAT T20 opener and best opener across all formats atm.
Rohit is good at bashing minnows, cant deliver under pressure.
 
All Indian batsman are chokers.

Rohit
Rahul
Kohli
Pant
SKY/Kishan
Pandya
Jadeja
 
MenInG said:
Most 50+ scores in T20Is

30-Rohit Sharma
29-Virat Kohli
25-Babar Azam
22-David Warner
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This.:salute

This is before match against nz in recent wc
"Rohit Sharma's T20 numbers have dipped since 2019 (averages 29.85 in 22 fixtures) "

His scores after Pak and Nz matches in wc:

74 vs Afghanistan
30 vs Scotland
56 vs Namibia
48 vs New Zealand
55 vs New Zealand
56 vs New Zealand

Scored 4 50's and reached to Most 50+ scores list in T20Is :facepalm:

Rohit Sharma never played a good innings in T20's on big stage.
This guy is highly overrated and total fraud.

Impact wise Babar >>>> Rohit in T20's.
Babar played some quality knocks against top teams.

Rohit Sharma is proper stat padder.
 
thespian said:
Except that he fails in crucial and knock out matches, just like kholi
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Kohli at least have something on his name. Won 2 MOT's in t20 wc, won CT (Highest scorer) and decent 35 runs in 2011 wc final.

Rohit Sharma is BIG ZERO. Cant survive against left arm pace..having avg 23.
 
Cover Drive Six said:
Kohli at least have something on his name. Won 2 MOT's in t20 wc, won CT (Highest scorer) and decent 35 runs in 2011 wc final.

Rohit Sharma is BIG ZERO. Cant survive against left arm pace..having avg 23.
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In CT, Dhawan was the highest scorer and player of tournament also although Kohli definitely did better than Rohit.
 
Rohit was the 2nd best ind batsman in 2007 wc final against pak, also played high quality innings against South Africa in virtual quarterfinals.
 
Ab Fan said:
All Indian batsman are chokers.

Rohit
Rahul
Kohli
Pant
SKY/Kishan
Pandya
Jadeja
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You can't call Pant/Pandya big match chokers. These guys don't even score in normal matches in T20s/ODIs. Rohit, Rahul and Kohli are in a different league compared to Pant/Pandya. Sky and Kishan are new. Bumrah is another big match choker. :inti
 
Bhaag Viru Bhaag said:
You can't call Pant/Pandya big match chokers. These guys don't even score in normal matches in T20s/ODIs. Rohit, Rahul and Kohli are in a different league compared to Pant/Pandya. Sky and Kishan are new. Bumrah is another big match choker. :inti
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Then Pant/Pandya are nobodies. Rohit, Rahul, Kohli and Bumrah are chokers.

Pandya has good overall T20 record though.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The All-India Senior Selection Committee also decided to name Mr Rohit Sharma as the Captain of the ODI & T20I teams going forward.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamIndia?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TeamIndia</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/ImRo45?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ImRo45</a> <a href="https://t.co/hcg92sPtCa">pic.twitter.com/hcg92sPtCa</a></p>— BCCI (@BCCI) <a href="https://twitter.com/BCCI/status/1468577752953483264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 8, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
On Wednesday, Rohit Sharma became the second Indian batter to reach 10,000 T20 runs. The Mumbai Indians (MI) captain reached the huge milestone during his side's Match 23 fixture against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the ongoing IPL 2022 season.

The batter smashed a six off Kagiso Rabada's to seal the unique feat but lost his wicket in the next delivery itself as he got a massive top-edge to Vaibhav Arora at short fine leg. The only other Indian batter to reach this milestone is none other than Virat Kohli. Meanwhile, other than Rohit and Kohli, only Chris Gayle, Shoaib Malik, Kieron Pollard, Aaron Finch and David Warner have reached 10,000 in T20 cricket.

The swashbuckling opener registered 28 runs off 17 balls, hammering three fours and two sixes.

Considered by many to be one of the best hitters in T20 cricket, Rohit also became the first Indian in 2007 to slam a century in the format, in what his only second game for Mumbai in the inaugural edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy.

He also holds the record for most tons in T20Is (4) and is also the joint-fastest centurion (35 balls) in the format.

The Team India captain also is in pole position in the six-hitting charts among Indians in T20 format with 427 maximums.

He is also third in the all-time standings of IPL run-getters with over 5700 runs, including a ton and 40 half-centuries.

https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2022/mi...o-reach-huge-milestone-in-t20-cricket-2886997
 
Rohit Sharma becomes the first ever cricketer to get injured before every SENA test series

Injured in 2014 ENG test series
Injured in NZ test series
Injured before AUS test series, 2020
Injured before SA test series, 2021
Now in 2022 Rohit Sharma seemingly a doubt for the last test in England.
 
Matches - 18
Runs - 585
Average - 39
SR - 139.61
Century - 1
Fifties - 4

Rohit Sharma has scored the most runs among India batters against West Indies in men's T20Is
 
Cover Drive Six said:
Rohit Sharma becomes the first ever cricketer to get injured before every SENA test series

Injured in 2014 ENG test series
Injured in NZ test series
Injured before AUS test series, 2020
Injured before SA test series, 2021
Now in 2022 Rohit Sharma seemingly a doubt for the last test in England.
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What all do people keep track of these days :yk
 
Sharma 53* - done well and can take India to a good total
 
Embarrassing first ball failure in the 2nd T20I
 
I think he is past it (He was too good not long ago though). Last IPL season is the best indicator of it! I think if he concentrates on only tests, he can have a good 2-3 years. He slowly blossomed into a good test opener in tough conditions but injuries set him back again! India actually has other guys to handle LOIs now. But our team management can't think so dynamically...
 
RamLakhan said:
I think he is past it (He was too good not long ago though). Last IPL season is the best indicator of it! I think if he concentrates on only tests, he can have a good 2-3 years. He slowly blossomed into a good test opener in tough conditions but injuries set him back again! India actually has other guys to handle LOIs now. But our team management can't think so dynamically...
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I agree he's declining with age catching up
 
The lack of impact this player has is immense.

Even his 4 hundreds in the world cup were just good to very good innings.
 
Mobashir said:
The lack of impact this player has is immense.

Even his 4 hundreds in the world cup were just good to very good innings.
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Welcome back bro...we missed you after the 2nd test when you went for a customary hiding. Interesting you find Rohit Sharma's innings lack of impact when everyone considers him as one of the most impactful white ball openers of all time. Good insights from Mobashir as always.
 
Rajdeep said:
Welcome back bro...we missed you after the 2nd test when you went for a customary hiding. Interesting you find Rohit Sharma's innings lack of impact when everyone considers him as one of the most impactful white ball openers of all time. Good insights from Mobashir as always.
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Everyone? It's Indians nickname?

Off all current ODI openers he has the lowest SR in the first 10 overs. Guys like Bairstow win you matches in the first 10 overs.
Gilly- Hayden scored at a faster rate 20 years ago. You don't know what you are saying.
 
Mobashir said:
Everyone? It's Indians nickname?

Off all current ODI openers he has the lowest SR in the first 10 overs. Guys like Bairstow win you matches in the first 10 overs.
Gilly- Hayden scored at a faster rate 20 years ago. You don't know what you are saying.
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You don't win ODIs in 1st 10 overs. It appears to me some people need to start their cricket knowledge from ABC. ODI cricket is very different from T20s...as an opener your job is to ensure no early wickets...take the score to somewhere around 100/0 in 20 overs. With 10 wickets in hand and 30 overs remaining, you will invariably score 325+ on most days. That is the template India always followed and hence the top 3 of Indian batting was so admired world wide.

Ofcourse Rohit Sharma is on a decline due to age like Kohli & Dhawan is but for you to come and say he never had any impact was pure jealousy. Was his Manchester knock of 140(113) against Pak in 2019 WC was not impactful? Its funny when a person has 3 double centuries in ODI cricket and a world cup with 4 centuries - you don't find him impactful. Maybe Ahmed Sehzad or Imam Ul Haq is impactful opener according to you :91:

As far as guys like Bairstow is concerned, we just saw how much he won his team the recent ODI series against India in 1st 10 overs ...LOL
 
Rajdeep said:
You don't win ODIs in 1st 10 overs. It appears to me some people need to start their cricket knowledge from ABC. ODI cricket is very different from T20s...as an opener your job is to ensure no early wickets...take the score to somewhere around 100/0 in 20 overs. With 10 wickets in hand and 30 overs remaining, you will invariably score 325+ on most days. That is the template India always followed and hence the top 3 of Indian batting was so admired world wide.

Ofcourse Rohit Sharma is on a decline due to age like Kohli & Dhawan is but for you to come and say he never had any impact was pure jealousy. Was his Manchester knock of 140(113) against Pak in 2019 WC was not impactful? Its funny when a person has 3 double centuries in ODI cricket and a world cup with 4 centuries - you don't find him impactful. Maybe Ahmed Sehzad or Imam Ul Haq is impactful opener according to you :91:

As far as guys like Bairstow is concerned, we just saw how much he won his team the recent ODI series against India in 1st 10 overs ...LOL
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Fakhar is more of a impactful player.
 
Rohit is an overrated home bully. Fakhar is better. His double hundred is a kind of knock that Rohit cannot play as it came against a better bowling attack and was of better quality as well. :inti
 
Ab Fan said:
Rohit is an overrated home bully. Fakhar is better. His double hundred is a kind of knock that Rohit cannot play as it came against a better bowling attack and was of better quality as well. :inti
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Totally agree, Fakhar is definitely better. What an impact player, just oozes class. His silky drives and pull shots are a treat to watch, it's like watching David Gower batting. Too bad the impact that he has is by not playing in the XI.
 
Some injury concerns for Sharma - retired hurt due to a muscle pull in 3rd T20I vs India
 
Rohit Sharma's batting numbers as an opener:

Tests - 1552 runs @ 55.43
ODIs - 7409 runs @ 56.56
T20Is - 2973 runs @ 33.03

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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 surpassing Shahid Afridi’s count of 476 sixes across the three formats of the game – Tests, ODIs, and T20Is. Rohit Sharma is now only behind West Indies legend Chris Gayle who tops the charts with 553 maximums to his name.
 
IND vs WI: Rohit Sharma completes milestone to join Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli in elite batting list
IND vs WI: India captain Rohit Sharma scored 33 runs in 16 balls in the fourth T20I against West Indies. he thus becomes the seventh ever Indian batsman to score 16,000 runs in international cricket across all formats. In fact he also managed to get into some other elite lists with this knock.

The T20I series between India and West Indies has reached an interesting point with the series standing 2-1 in favour of the Men in Blue. Rohit Sharma is back to leading the side for this series after being rested for the ODI series, and has been in decent form. In the ongoing fourth T20I at Fort Lauderhill in USA, the Indian skipper put on an attacking display of batting.

He scored 33 runs in 16 balls against the men from the Caribbean in an innings studded with two fours and three sixes. With this short but impactful innings, Rohit Sharma now joined an elite list, as he became the seventh Indian batsman to score 16,000 runs in international cricket across all formats. Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Virat Kohli, Virender Sehwag and Mahendra Singh Dhoni are the only other Indian batsmen who have managed to achieve this mark.

Here are the Indian batsmen to score 16,000 runs in international cricket:

Sachin Tendulkar- 34,357
Rahul Dravid- 24,064
Virat Kohli- 23,726
Sourav Ganguly- 18,433
MS Dhoni- 17,092
Virender Sehwag- 16,892
Rohit Sharma- 16,000
Rohit Sharma has scored 9,376 runs in ODIs, 3,487 in T20Is and 3,137 in Test Matches, therefore taking his total international run tally to exactly 16,000.

In fact, Rohit Sharma also became the second batsman to score 3,000 runs in T20Is as an opener. The only other opener to have achieved this feat is New Zealand's Martin Guptill who has 3,119 runs opening the batting for the Kiwis.

The Indian skipper has also surpassed Shahid Afridi as the batsman with the second most number of sixes in international cricket across all formats. Rohit now has 477 sixes as he surpassed Afridi's tally of 476. Only Chris Gayle is ahead of Rohit Sharma with 553 sixes in international cricket.

https://www.timesnownews.com/sports...-kohli-in-elite-batting-list-article-93397500
 
The Sunday's Asia Cup clash between India and Pakistan, is the most awaited one as both the arch-rivals will be squaring off against each other. As India will look to avenge their 2021 T20 World Cup defeat, the Babar Azam-led side will look to continue their brilliant form. The match will be an interesting encounter as it will be India batter Virat Kohli's 100 T20I match. Apart from this, India skipper Rohit Sharma will be looking forward to achieving the feat of becoming the highest T20I run-scorer.

Currently, New Zealand opening batter Martin Guptill is the leading T20I run-scorer with a total of 3,497 runs and the Indian skipper is at the second place with 3,487 runs. Rohit now needs to score just 10 runs to become the highest T20I run-scorer in the world.

Virat Kohli is at the third spot in the list with 3,308 runs in 99 games


https://sports.ndtv.com/asia-cup-20...-achieving-this-massive-feat-in-t20is-3293814
 
daytrader said:
IND vs WI: Rohit Sharma completes milestone to join Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli in elite batting list
IND vs WI: India captain Rohit Sharma scored 33 runs in 16 balls in the fourth T20I against West Indies. he thus becomes the seventh ever Indian batsman to score 16,000 runs in international cricket across all formats. In fact he also managed to get into some other elite lists with this knock.

The T20I series between India and West Indies has reached an interesting point with the series standing 2-1 in favour of the Men in Blue. Rohit Sharma is back to leading the side for this series after being rested for the ODI series, and has been in decent form. In the ongoing fourth T20I at Fort Lauderhill in USA, the Indian skipper put on an attacking display of batting.

He scored 33 runs in 16 balls against the men from the Caribbean in an innings studded with two fours and three sixes. With this short but impactful innings, Rohit Sharma now joined an elite list, as he became the seventh Indian batsman to score 16,000 runs in international cricket across all formats. Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Virat Kohli, Virender Sehwag and Mahendra Singh Dhoni are the only other Indian batsmen who have managed to achieve this mark.

Here are the Indian batsmen to score 16,000 runs in international cricket:

Sachin Tendulkar- 34,357
Rahul Dravid- 24,064
Virat Kohli- 23,726
Sourav Ganguly- 18,433
MS Dhoni- 17,092
Virender Sehwag- 16,892
Rohit Sharma- 16,000
Rohit Sharma has scored 9,376 runs in ODIs, 3,487 in T20Is and 3,137 in Test Matches, therefore taking his total international run tally to exactly 16,000.

In fact, Rohit Sharma also became the second batsman to score 3,000 runs in T20Is as an opener. The only other opener to have achieved this feat is New Zealand's Martin Guptill who has 3,119 runs opening the batting for the Kiwis.

The Indian skipper has also surpassed Shahid Afridi as the batsman with the second most number of sixes in international cricket across all formats. Rohit now has 477 sixes as he surpassed Afridi's tally of 476. Only Chris Gayle is ahead of Rohit Sharma with 553 sixes in international cricket.

https://www.timesnownews.com/sports...-kohli-in-elite-batting-list-article-93397500
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It is a great achievement for Rohit. While he has massively underachieved in Tests but if you ask a passionate cricket fan about the best batters in Indian cricket, he would be up there after Tendulkar, Ganguly, Dravid, Kohli, Sehwag and Dhoni.
 
zidane2000 said:
Totally agree, Fakhar is definitely better. What an impact player, just oozes class. His silky drives and pull shots are a treat to watch, it's like watching David Gower batting. Too bad the impact that he has is by not playing in the XI.
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Yes, who can forget those silky drives and ability to rock back and pull a 150 kph pace with quite ease, definitely superior than Rohit :91: :inti
 
Now playing with more freedom and that is bad for Pakistan
 
Hardly got any strike in first 4 overs or so, which is bad for him. Observed this many times, start of the innings if he is kept away from the strike before he gets his eye in..we can be assured that he will end-up with a bad innings. Happened many times.
 
This was one off match. As usual bandwagon jumpers all over him
Here is a stat : Since taking over as captain - Rohit has the highest strike rate among all Cricket captains in t20i cricket at 156.
 
Rohit Sharma on Wednesday became the first batter to score 3500 runs in men's T20 internationals, pipping his long time competitor Martin Guptill to the mark. Both Rohit And Guptill have been exchanging the top run-getter's crown with each other in cricket's shortest format for a while now.

The star India batter reached this landmark during his side's match against Hong Kong in the ongoing Asia Cup 2022. Rohit achieved the feat as he took a run against Haroon Arshad in the first over of the match. Rohit now has 3520 runs in 126 innings, with 4 centuries and 27 half-centuries under his belt.

He was dismissed for 21 in the match against Hong Kong.

New Zealand's Martin Guptill has scored 3497 runs and Virat Kohli is placed in the third position with 3,343 runs.

The Indian captain is now highest run-getter in the shortest version of the game. The 34-year-old has featured in all Asia Cup editions since 2008, making him the first Indian to feature in seven series of the tournament.

New Zealand women's cricketer Suzie Bates is the first international cricketer to reach the 3500-run mark in T20 internationals.

https://sports.ndtv.com/asia-cup-20...ealand-star-to-t20i-batting-milestone-3304203
 
Mohammad Hafeez on Rohit:

"His form is in the decline. He had a poor IPL, after that his flow is missing. Plus the pressure of India. He is talking about a lot of things like the brand of cricket, playing positively, this and that but not reflecting by his own body language. It's easy to talk, but to do it is difficult. It's not my prediction, but my opinion is that going forward, it will be difficult for him to continue leading. He might not be able to lead for a long time. I have always seen Rohit enjoying and expressing himself. Now, he is not expressing himself. Maybe he is lost in too many things. I feel sorry for him. I feel either he himself or the Indian think tank will decide on the matter."
 
Brilliant innings, 72(41) in the Super 4 game against SL in the Asia Cup
 
That was a brilliant innings in the context. India was under huge pressure and he played very well.
 
I'm really loving this newly adopted approach of the Indian team. Finally playing T20 cricket the way it is ought to be played - an approach which they had pretty much abandoned ever since winning the inaugural World T20 back in 2007. With time, they had become a seriously boring T20I batting line-up.

I don't remember the last time that I praised Rohit Sharma, the batsman, but that was a gem of an innings. Today, he really played like a lion. If he can bat like that, why doesn't he at least try it more often? Instead, what we usually see him is getting stuck and then going nowhere with his innings. Great hitting today against Sri Lanka under a lot of pressure. The ability and the talent is apparent, the approach has rather been the issue.
 
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With two of his four sixes during the knock, Rohit went past former Pakistan captain Afridi to record the most number if sixes in Asia Cup history. Rohit now stands atop with 29 maximums in 31 Asia Cup appearances, three more that previous-record holder Afridi. The next best by an Indian on the list is veteran cricketer Suresh Raina, who on Tuesday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, with 18 sixes.

En route to his fifty, Rohit also became the highest-scoring Indian cricketer in Asia Cup history, as he surpassed the legendary Sachin (970 runs). At the end of his fiery knock, Rohit also became the first India batter to score 1000 runs in Asia Cup and third overall, as his present tally stands at 1016 runs in 30 innings, standing only behind Sri Lanka greats Sanath Jayasuriya (1220 runs) and Kumar Sangakkara (1075 runs).
 
Indian Captain KL Rahul: "We wanted to bat first, challenge ourselves again and put up a target. Rohit just wants to take a break considering the tough conditions here, and the World Cup ahead

You will not get a softer cricketer than him.
 
Mobashir said:
Indian Captain KL Rahul: "We wanted to bat first, challenge ourselves again and put up a target. Rohit just wants to take a break considering the tough conditions here, and the World Cup ahead

You will not get a softer cricketer than him.
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Yes, definitely not in Pakistan.
Scoring 5 soft centuries in world cup is rare.
 
Rohit Sharma went past Martin Guptill to top the chart of batters with most sixes in T20Is during his knock against Australia in Nagpur in the eight-over match.

Rohit Sharma, the leading run-scorer in T20Is, went past Martin Guptill's tally of sixes to go to the top of the six hitters' chart in T20Is. The India captain, who smashed two sixes in the first over from Josh Hazlewood in a run chase of 91 in eight overs, now has 174 sixes to his name in this format.

Guptill with 172 sixes and Chris Gayle with 124 sixes follow him. Virat Kohli is the only other Indian batter with more than 100 T20I sixes, currently sitting on 104 sixes in the format.

https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2800901
 
Rohit is atg in loi....i salute our hero 🙏🙏🙏...but u don't need to score the bulk .....let play in middle order and take wise decision in captaincy....let the younger ones do the job....as u are older get wise plz
 
He is excellent LOI player but I won't put him at top level even in LOIs specifically.
 
Another failure of a series and that in these absolute batting paradise conditions.

His minnow bashing over the years has made him a name that he really don't deserves. Average against top teams is around 25.
In T20I he is at best a 2nd tier opener or even 3rd one.

I am happy India has made him captain so he isn't going to be dropped anytime soon.
 
Mobashir said:
Another failure of a series and that in these absolute batting paradise conditions.

His minnow bashing over the years has made him a name that he really don't deserves. Average against top teams is around 25.
In T20I he is at best a 2nd tier opener or even 3rd one.

I am happy India has made him captain so he isn't going to be dropped anytime soon.
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His average against top teams is above 30.
Your filtered stats where you removed West
Indies and Srilanka (3 world cups between them) doesn't count
 
Struggling for some quite some time .Play decent inning here and there but consistency is missing
 
jeeteshssaxena said:
His average against top teams is above 30.
Your filtered stats where you removed West
Indies and Srilanka (3 world cups between them) doesn't count
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Ok, I will rephrase for you : His average against SENA + Pakistan is around 25. That(s a big strugle against the 5 good teams.
But don't underrate him, when he plays champions teams like West Indies and Sri Lanka, beast mode is on and average goes up to 30 against these 7 teams.

Are you happy now? That average and SR combination is still below par comparing to other openers around the world. Let alone what some indians and pakistani (indians team fans) like Mamoon and Rana try to show him as the best in the world or don't know what.

You can look at any angle you want, he is an average or at best good T20 batsman.
 
Rohit Sharma is the greatest flat track bully ever. Hint of swing and this guy become a kitten instantly. He has made career by bashing poor srilanka over the years.

I will always remember him for that famous "come to India and we will see"LOL. Rohit sharma to Dale Steyn...

Hopefully he fails yet again in another tournament.
 
alone1213 said:
Rohit Sharma is the greatest flat track bully ever. Hint of swing and this guy become a kitten instantly. He has made career by bashing poor srilanka over the years.

I will always remember him for that famous "come to India and we will see"LOL. Rohit sharma to Dale Steyn...

Hopefully he fails yet again in another tournament.
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Lol... No batsman is comfortable when ball starts swinging. Rohit scored a record number of 5 centuries against different opponents in 2019 world cup in England.
 
IamIndian said:
Lol... No batsman is comfortable when ball starts swinging. Rohit scored a record number of 5 centuries against different opponents in 2019 world cup in England.
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England White ball pitches are proper flat tracks, there is no swing.

2019 wc was the best flat track tournament I ever seen.
You will find swing only during overcast condition days like sf against nz, and group match against Afgh. He failed in both.
 
Cover Drive Six said:
England White ball pitches are proper flat tracks, there is no swing.

2019 wc was the best flat track tournament I ever seen.
You will find swing only during overcast condition days like sf against nz, and group match against Afgh. He failed in both.
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White ball pitches are mostly flat tracks all over the world
 
IamIndian said:
Lol... No batsman is comfortable when ball starts swinging. Rohit scored a record number of 5 centuries against different opponents in 2019 world cup in England.
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It was not Dale Steyn.

He said that to an Aussie - David Warner/ Maxwell..
 
people easily forget his performance in test series in ENG last year.
He needs some runs under his belt now though. need to step up and perform in the T20 WC.
 
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