Rohit Sharma

March 12, 2025 1:57 PM

Rohit not looking to retire from ODIs means he will play 2027 World Cup: Ponting

Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting believes that Rohit Sharma’s decision not to retire from ODIs suggests he has a specific goal in mind: playing in the 2027 Men’s ODI World Cup. Rohit clinched his second ICC title as India captain when the team beat New Zealand by four wickets to win the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy in Dubai. There had been rumors that Rohit might retire from ODIs, following his decision to step down from the T20I format after winning the World Cup in Barbados last year. ...

March 10, 2025 8:57 AM

Champions Trophy: Spinners Rohit and Rahul carry unbeaten India to third title win

India's spinners called the shots majorly to pick five wickets collectively on a sluggish pitch, while captain Rohit Sharma top-scored with 76 and KL Rahul stayed calm to hit an unbeaten 34 to give the Men in Blue their third Champions Trophy triumph with a four-wicket win over New Zealand in Dubai on Sunday. In the final played on a sunny afternoon at the Dubai International Stadium, contrasting half-centuries by all-rounders Daryl Mitchell (63 off 101 balls) and Michael Bracewell (53 not out ...

March 4, 2025 10:42 AM

Familiar foes India and Australia collide in Champions Trophy semi-final

India and Australia are set for a high-octane clash in the first semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at the Dubai International Stadium on Tuesday. This will be the first time the two teams will collide in an ODI since the 2023 World Cup final in Ahmedabad, which Australia won by six wickets. The weight of 2023 will be on India’s shoulders, along with lessons from their recent Border-Gavaskar campaign in Australia. The Aussies, however, have a history of excelling in crunch moments an...

March 3, 2025 7:55 PM

ROHIT SHARMA UNFAZED BY AUSTRALIA AS INDIA PREPARES FOR SEMIFINAL

India Cricket team captain Rohit Sharma exuded confidence ahead of his team’s ICC tournament semifinal clash against Australia, emphasising process over revenge despite their previous defeat to the same opposition in the 2023 World Cup final. “It’s a great opposition to play against,” Sharma said during Monday’s press conference in Dubai. “Australia has been a great team over the years. We expect some fightbacks and some nervy moments in the middle.” When asked if facing Australi...

February 24, 2025 9:29 AM

Kohli aces another chase for India, Pakistan stare at exit

Milestone man Virat Kohli anchored a tricky chase with an unbeaten hundred as India put one foot in the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy with a six-wicket victory against Pakistan in a high-octane Group A match between the arch-rivals on Sunday. An architect of countless successful chases, Kohli made 100 not out as India overwhelmed the 242-run target with 7.3 overs to spare to register their second successive victory of the tournament. Electing to bat, Pakistan made 241 before being all ou...

February 20, 2025 12:00 PM

Rohit seeks big scores from top order, has high expectations of Gill

India's top order batters must kick on and get big scores if the team are to post competitive totals in the Champions Trophy, captain Rohit Sharma said on Wednesday ahead of their tournament opener against Bangladesh. Having failed to win the one-day international World Cup on home soil in 2023, India are aiming to win a 50-over title for the first time since their last Champions Trophy triumph in 2013. They finished runners-up in the last edition in 2017. India are coming off a resounding 3-...

February 19, 2025 4:12 PM

Gill pips Babar to reclaim top spot in ODI batting rankings; Theekshana becomes no.1 bowler

India batter Shubman Gill leapfrogged former Pakistan captain Babar Azam to claim the No.1 spot on the latest ICC men's ODI player rankings released on Wednesday. Gill is sitting on top of the batting chart with 796 rating points. Babar drops to second place and 23 rating points behind the new No.1. This is the second time Gill has held the No.1 ranking in ODI cricket, with the India batter having also gone past Babar to claim the top spot midway through the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup in ...

February 16, 2025 3:14 PM

Champions Trophy: Batting-sorted India look favourites for title despite no Bumrah (SWOT Analysis)

India, the reigning ICC Men’s T20 World Cup winners, enter the Champions Trophy with a 3-0 series sweep over England. The batters impressed with their scintillating knocks, while the bowlers were at their proficient best to bamboozle the England batters. With all their matches in Dubai, India will be keen to continue the good momentum they have right now into going all the way towards the Champions Trophy. Here’s a SWOT analysis from IANS on the Rohit Sharma-led Indian team taking part in t...

February 13, 2025 9:04 AM

Gill smashes hundred, India sweep ODI series against England

India completed a 3-0 series sweep against England after Shubman Gill's fluent hundred, helped by some incisive bowling, secured their victory by 142 runs in the final one day international in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. Gill smashed 112 to help India rack up 356 before being all out in exactly 50 overs, though a bigger total looked on the cards when they were cruising at 226-2 in the 35th over. England could not capitalise on their flying start and were bowled out for 214 in 34.2 overs as India g...

February 12, 2025 2:12 PM

India vs England 3rd ODI: Rohit Sharma’s Team aims for clean sweep as England play for pride in Ahmedabad

The Rohit Sharma-led Team India is facing England in the 3rd and final ODI of the series at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. India has already secured the 3-match series, which is being seen as a preparatory ground for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy, to be hosted by Pakistan. All of India’s fixtures will be played in Dubai. India's key pacer, Jasprit Bumrah, has been ruled out of the match due to injury, making way for all-rounder Harshit Rana. Varun Chakravarthy has also been inclu...