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Rohit Sharma has had an absolutely brilliant World Cup thus far, and is currently the top run-scorer in the tournament, with 544 runs and 4 centuries in just 7 innings. He has really sealed his place as one of the best openers to have ever played ODI cricket. However, this thread is to break down each innings he's played in this tournament to show the strange string of early dropped chances or missed run outs that show he has not been able to achieve such extraordinary figures without some extraordinary luck along the way.
MATCH 1 VS SOUTH AFRICA:
A ball that ballooned off Sharma's glove was dropped by Faf du Plessis who was very late moving forward to the ball. Rohit was on 1 at the time, and went on to make 122* to win India the game.
MATCH 2 VS AUSTRALIA:
Nathan Coulter-Nile dropped Rohit at short midwicket when he was on 2. Sharma went on to score 57.
Match 3 vs New Zealand was rained out.
MATCH 4 VS PAKISTAN:
Rohit Sharma was left stranded in the middle of the pitch after being sent back by his partner. However, Fakhar threw the ball to the wrong end, giving Sharma enough time to scramble back to safety. He was on 32 at the time, and went on to score 140.
MATCH 5 VS AFGHANISTAN:
Rohit is bowled on 1 by Mujeeb.
MATCH 6 VS WEST INDIES:
Rohit is dismissed caught behind on 18, in an admittedly questionable decision, an unlucky dismissal for Sharma.
MATCH 7 VS ENGLAND:
Rohit edges a ball to second slip, where Joe Root drops a regulation slip catch. He was on 4 at the time, and went on to score 102.
MATCH 8 VS BANGLADESH
Sharma tried to pull for 6 but doesn't get it out the middle of the bat, and only finds Tamim Iqbal at square leg, who dropped this relatively simple catch. He was on 9 at the time, and went on to score 104.
Had the fielding in these chances been simply up to scratch with the standards of international cricket, Rohit may easily have found himself with only 67 runs in 7 innings this tournament. As luck would have it, he has survived all these chances and has gone on to make big, match-winning knocks showcasing his true class and batting ability. Luck plays a big part in all cricket, with many batsmen being dropped early in what turned out to be a spectacular knock. Still, you have to admit the frequency of such fielding mishaps against Sharma in this tournament alone is quite remarkable, and that Rohit has had a far bigger slice of luck in this World Cup than most.
MATCH 1 VS SOUTH AFRICA:
A ball that ballooned off Sharma's glove was dropped by Faf du Plessis who was very late moving forward to the ball. Rohit was on 1 at the time, and went on to make 122* to win India the game.
MATCH 2 VS AUSTRALIA:
Nathan Coulter-Nile dropped Rohit at short midwicket when he was on 2. Sharma went on to score 57.
Match 3 vs New Zealand was rained out.
MATCH 4 VS PAKISTAN:
Rohit Sharma was left stranded in the middle of the pitch after being sent back by his partner. However, Fakhar threw the ball to the wrong end, giving Sharma enough time to scramble back to safety. He was on 32 at the time, and went on to score 140.
MATCH 5 VS AFGHANISTAN:
Rohit is bowled on 1 by Mujeeb.
MATCH 6 VS WEST INDIES:
Rohit is dismissed caught behind on 18, in an admittedly questionable decision, an unlucky dismissal for Sharma.
MATCH 7 VS ENGLAND:
Rohit edges a ball to second slip, where Joe Root drops a regulation slip catch. He was on 4 at the time, and went on to score 102.
MATCH 8 VS BANGLADESH
Sharma tried to pull for 6 but doesn't get it out the middle of the bat, and only finds Tamim Iqbal at square leg, who dropped this relatively simple catch. He was on 9 at the time, and went on to score 104.
Had the fielding in these chances been simply up to scratch with the standards of international cricket, Rohit may easily have found himself with only 67 runs in 7 innings this tournament. As luck would have it, he has survived all these chances and has gone on to make big, match-winning knocks showcasing his true class and batting ability. Luck plays a big part in all cricket, with many batsmen being dropped early in what turned out to be a spectacular knock. Still, you have to admit the frequency of such fielding mishaps against Sharma in this tournament alone is quite remarkable, and that Rohit has had a far bigger slice of luck in this World Cup than most.
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