Former India Nationwide Cricket Group batter Sanjay Manjrekar has claimed that the skipper Rohit Sharma performed for himself within the second ODI in opposition to England Nationwide Cricket Group.
Sanjay Manjrekar felt that Rohit Sharma was somewhat extra cautious than common on the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack as he needed to hit a century within the match.
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Rohit Sharma shines with a terrific ton
The Indian skipper shined with a shocking century within the second ODI in opposition to the Jos Buttler-led England Nationwide Cricket Group. Rohit was at his greatest as he performed some marvelous pictures and took the English bowlers to the cleaners.
After going via a lean patch in worldwide cricket for over 15 innings, Rohit returned to kind with a bang and accomplished his half-century within the match off simply 30 balls.
Then, he set his eyes on the large rating and made a little bit of a change in his strategy as he reduce down some aggression and performed cautiously.
Though Rohit Sharma did not unleash his beast mode, he managed to finish his century off simply 76 balls. His innings ended on the rating of 119 runs off 90 balls within the thirtieth over after he mistimed a full toss from Liam Livingstone and was caught by Adil Rashid.
Along with his innings, Rohit Sharma created a number of information, and he shut down his critics who had been questioning his place within the ODI staff forward of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
This one was extra for himself – Sanjay Manjrekar
Regardless of Rohit Sharma batting with a terrific strike fee, Sanjay Manjrekar reckoned that the Indian skipper performed extra for himself than the staff.
Talking on ESPNCricinfo, he mentioned that Rohit ‘wasn’t as attacking as he was throughout the World Cup’ as he needed to achieve the triple-figure mark and elevate the monkey off his again.
“People who find themselves huge manufacturers in India, they really feel that stress of expectation. It is not nearly getting your 40s and 50s that he was doing throughout the World Cup. Someplace, there’s an expectation of 100.
“It is like a certificates of you being in kind. This format permits you to take that monkey off your again. You noticed the way in which he did it. He wasn’t as attacking as he was throughout the World Cup,” Sanjay Manjrekar mentioned.
“Nonetheless, when he decides to tempo his innings, it is simply unbelievable how simply he does it. [He was] very selective in the way in which he performed his pictures. So, lastly, that query was answered. I’ve a sense within the subsequent match he’ll play once more in the way in which that he thought was greatest for the staff.
“This one was extra for himself. Clearly, one which needed the staff to win. However that is one which he’ll say, this one is for me,” he added.
Rohit getting again to his common self is a superb optimistic – Dodda Ganesh
The previous India Nationwide Cricket Group pacer Dodda Ganesh was blissful to see Rohit getting again to his absolute best in ODI cricket.
He took to X.com to state that the Indian skipper scoring huge is a superb optimistic for the staff heading into the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
“Scientific sequence win for India. Rohit getting again to his common self is a superb optimistic for staff India earlier than the #ChampionsTrophy,” the previous India Nationwide Cricket Group pacer acknowledged.
Scientific sequence win for India. Rohit getting again to his common self is a superb optimistic for staff India earlier than the #ChampionsTrophy
— Dodda Ganesh | ದೊಡ್ಡ ಗಣೇಶ್ (@doddaganesha) February 9, 2025
