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Knocks that encapsulated Rohit Sharma’s Test career | Cricket News

Knocks that encapsulated Rohit Sharma’s Test career | Cricket News

In the list of India’s highest run-getters in Tests, Rohit Sharma occupies the 16th spot – with 4,301 runs in 110 outings, an average of 40.57 and 12 hundreds. The numbers aptly capture his place among the country’s best willow-wielders. Rohit was a good batsman with great moments in Tests. But in view of his undisputed gifts, the statistics are bound to imply that his talents never soared fully in the longest version. Even more fascinating is the company of the 4,000-ers from his country — that bracket where a batsman is not good enough to be counted among the greats yet superior to most of those to have worn Test stripes. At the upper end is MS Dhoni (4,867), whose batting in the five-day format was acquired and laborious; then comes Mohinder Amarnath, the self-admittedly less-gifted batsman than his brothers but one who overcame technical glitches with toughness of mind. Rohit does share some of his traits, his game was predetermined to fail in England, and he did on his maiden tour to those …

How Australia ate up the career of another Indian batting veteran

How Australia ate up the career of another Indian batting veteran

Somehow, Australia has had this effect on Indian batting careers. Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman lost their aura in the 2012 series down under, and both retired not long after. Sachin Tendulkar too didn’t have a good series, losing his aura a touch, and from then on it was a matter of time when he would call it a day. Now, it’s the turn of Rohit Sharma who couldn’t survive the nightmarish tour of Australia earlier this year, and has now retired from Tests after the selectors chose to move past him for Test captaincy. But unlike those three, Rohit’s Test career never reached the heights it was expected to when a fresh-faced youngster lit up domestic cricket with his exquisite batting style that had even the hard-to-please, old-school cricketers purring in delight. But things didn’t go his way. Neither the end – he averaged little over 6 in Australia and 15 in the home series against New Zealand – nor the start, where he struggled to cement his spot, was kind on him. For …

A look at cricketer’s numbers for India in Tests

A look at cricketer’s numbers for India in Tests

Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from Test cricket on Wednesday, bringing the curtains down on a rollercoaster career in the red-ball format. In 2021, Rohit became the 35th test captain of India as he took over following Virat Kohli’s resignation. His first assignment was a two-match series against Sri Lanka. He led India to the World Test Championship final in the 2021/23 cycle, but the team lost to Australia in the title clash. Here’s a statistical breakdown of Rohit Sharma’s Test career: Rohit Sharma’s Test career spanned over 12 years after he made his debut in 2013 against West Indies scoring 177, second second-highest score by an Indian debutant. Despite playing for 12 years, Rohit played only 67 test matches having a topsy-turvy career. Starting off as a middle order batter, Rohit had an inconsistent run in the first half of his career, i.e. 2013-2019. His red-ball career changed in 2019 when he was promoted as an opener against South Africa, eventually becoming the captain in 2021. Story continues below this ad 67: Rohit Sharma …

A coincidence between MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma’s retirement announcements

A coincidence between MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma’s retirement announcements

On one fine August evening, five years back, MS Dhoni announced his international retirement that caught the cricketing world by surprise. “Thanks a lot for ur love and support throughout from 1929 hrs consider me as Retired,” is what his social media message read, accompanied by a video of moments from his career. It, as the slang goes, broke the internet. On Wednesday evening, at almost the exact time (give or take a few seconds), Rohit Sharma posted a story on his Instagram account. As of approximately 1929 hrs, he is no longer a Test cricketer for India as he called time on his red-ball career. It was a coincidence that two of India’s greatest captains timed their announcements to almost exactly the same time. //www.instagram.com/embed.js “Hello everyone I would just like to share that I am retiring from Test cricket. It’s been an absolute honour to represent my country in whites. Thank you for all the love and support over the years,” Rohit said with a photo of the Team India Test cap. (LEFT) …

Rohit Sharma Retirement News: Rohit Sharma announces retirement from Test cricket; will continue to play for India in ODIs

Rohit Sharma Retirement News: Rohit Sharma announces retirement from Test cricket; will continue to play for India in ODIs

Rohit Sharma announces retirement: Rohit Sharma has announced his retirement from Test cricket on a day it was revealed by The Indian Express that he would not be captaining the Indian cricket team for the England series. “Hello everyone I would just like to share that I am retiring from Test cricket. It’s been an absolute honour to represent my country in whites. Thank you for all the love and support over the years,” Rohit said with a photo of the Team India Test cap on his Instagram Story. (LEFT) Rohit Sharma announced his retirement through his Instagram Stories; (RIGHT) Rohit seen during India’s tour of Australia. (PHOTOs: Rohit Sharma Instagram; AP)     Story continues below this ad READ MORE | EXPRESS EXCLUSIVE: Selectors to remove Rohit Sharma from Test captaincy The announcement comes after a wretched tour of Australia earlier this year resulted in a second defeat at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Monday. In the last 11 Test innings, Rohit Sharma has an average of 6.63, having managed to score only 73 …

IPL 2025: Four-star Mumbai Indians put Sunrisers Hyderabad to the brink | Ipl News

IPL 2025: Four-star Mumbai Indians put Sunrisers Hyderabad to the brink | Ipl News

Mumbai’s new-ball bowlers land the initial punch on the Sunrisers batting order, which the side never could recover from, despite Klaasen’s heroics with the bat After initial jitters, Hardik Pandya’s men have now found the right plan to fully utilise the firepower in the squad as they registered their fourth consecutive win to continue their mid-season surge. For the third game in a row, the bowlers did the job for Mumbai Indians, restricting the opposition to a below-par total, before the batters made a mockery of the chase. As for Pat Cummins’ side, it was another forgettable night as their batting woes came back to haunt them again. Hunting in pairs Both Deepak Chahar and Trent Boult almost perform a similar role in T20 cricket: take the new ball and get whatever little swing is on offer. Against Sunrisers Hyderabad, both of them executed their bowling plans to the “T”. Though it was Boult who picked the first wicket, it was Chahar who had set the tone in the opening over. He was around the …

Can Rohit Sharma revive his relevance like Sourav Ganguly did 20 years ago? | Cricket News

Can Rohit Sharma revive his relevance like Sourav Ganguly did 20 years ago? | Cricket News

Can India’s Test match batting problems get solved by forcing international stars to play domestic red-ball games? Not if you have watched Indian captain Rohit Sharma’s two innings in his Ranji Trophy outing against J&K. Even the most indulgent eyes wouldn’t have seen in Rohit any signs of an out-of-form batsman trying desperately to use the Ranji ladder to climb out of the hole he found himself in. In his rare domestic appearance, Rohit, unlike players from the past, didn’t show the patience to find his feet or form. In both his innings – 3 off 19 balls, 28 off 35 balls – he looked rushed. Even against the modest J&K attack, he didn’t seem to have the confidence to trust his defence. Worse, there wasn’t even a concerted effort to do so. He tried to hit his way out of trouble but failed. Even when an edge would fly from his bat he continued to swing his bat. Till he was eventually out. This was Rohit’s chance to at least resemble the Test batsman …

Rohit Sharma’s woeful form continues with bizarre dismissal at MCG: Who said what? | Cricket News

Rohit Sharma’s woeful form continues with bizarre dismissal at MCG: Who said what? | Cricket News

Rohit Sharma’s promotion to the opening slot lasted for five balls after he managed only 3 runs on the second day of the fourth Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). Rohit Sharma tried a half-hearted pull shot, got a top edge and it went straight down to Scott Boland’s throat at mid-on. Rohit Sharma has made 152 runs from his last 14 Test innings Rohit received flak from the experts for his nothing shot. “That is a really big mistake … it’s a nothing shot,” former England captain Michael Vaughan said on Fox Cricket. Indian skipper Rohit Sharma is gone for just three runs! #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/m1fLiqKLO7 — cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 27, 2024 “He is just too early in the innings and hasn’t got used to the pace and bounce. “It’s a sad state for the Indian captain, averaging 11 in his past 14 Test innings.” Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting also slammed Rohit for playing this lazy shot. “That’s just a lazy, not-switched-on, not-up-for-the-moment type of shot,” Ricky Ponting said on 7 Cricket. Darren …

Sunil Gavaskar says Rohit Sharma will himself step down if he fails to score at MCG and SCG | Cricket News

Sunil Gavaskar says Rohit Sharma will himself step down if he fails to score at MCG and SCG | Cricket News

Sunil Gavaskar said if Rohit Sharma will fail to score runs in the next two Tests in Melbourne and Sydney, the Indian captain will step down himself, and will not wait for selectors to make that call. “I think Rohit obviously will get the opportunity to play in the next couple of matches, that’s for sure. But maybe at the end of it, if he hasn’t scored runs, my feeling is that he himself will take the call,” Sunil Gavaskar said on ABC Sport on Tuesday. “He’s a very conscientious cricketer, he will not want to be a burden on the team. He’s a cricketer who cares very deeply for Indian cricket. “So if he doesn’t score runs in the next couple of games, I think he himself will step down.” India’s captain Rohit Sharma, center, and his batting partner KL Rahul leaves the field as rain stops play during play on day three of the third cricket test between India and Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane, Australia. (AP) In the last 13 Test …