"Rohit Sharma Was Shy Not To Mention...": Rahul Dravid's Ultimate Remark on India Captain

11.03.2024 - 08:03 sports.ndtv.com

Team India's 4-1 series win against England in the Test series saw several heroes emerge. The likes of Sarfaraz Khan, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Kuldeep Yadav, etc.

performed really well as rookies while Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja were at their usual best. One name, however, that flew under the radar was that of skipper Rohit Sharma, who also made an important contribution to the series.

Even India head coach Rahul Dravid pointed out that Rohit was shy to highlight his own contribution and let it slide under the carpet.

In 5 matches against England, Rohit scored 400 runs at an average of 44.44 and a strike-rate of 64.21. Rohit's best performance in the series came in the Rajkot Test where the India captain scored 131 in the first innings. "It has been a pleasure watching him bat since I saw him as an 18-year-old.

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Mumbai Indians, 5-time champions, are off to a poor start to the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season having lost their first two matches of the campaign. Under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya, who replaced Rohit Sharma at the helm, MI have found it tough to click together as a unit. As Mumbai awaits their first win of the campaign under Hardik's leadership, fans continue to voice their frustration at the removal of Rohit as the skipper. As a result, on Sunday, "Ultimate GOAT Rohit Sharma" became one of the top trends on X (formerly Twitter).

"Hardik Pandya Is The Captain, Rohit Sharma Is...": MI Star Tilak Varma On Captaincy Scenario

As the Mumbai Indians gear up for their opening match for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season, a new leadership structure has been put in place, with Hardik Pandya replacing Rohit Sharma as the skipper. Though it would take a few games to see how the new structure works out for the 5-time champions, but for the franchise's middle-order batter Tilak Varma, not much has changed since Hardik took over the reins. The left-hander explained how both Hardik and Rohit are always available for other players in the team.

"Rohit Sharma Will Have The Best Strike Rate But Virat Kohli...": Michael Vaughan's Big Prediction For RCB Star

Former England captain Michael Vaughan has backed Virat Kohli to be the leading run-scorer in the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), starting March 22. IPL 2024 marks the return of Virat Kohli on the cricket field after the star batter decided to skip the England Test series, citing personal issues. Kohli's wife and bollywood actress Anushka Sharma gave birth to the couple's second child last month in London, and the former India captain decided to be with his wife during the period.

Mumbai Indians' Epic Rohit Sharma-MS Dhoni Post After Sudden CSK Captaincy Change

Indian Premier League team Mumbai Indians put out a heartfelt post on social media after Chennai Super Kings announced the change in their captaincy. CSK on Thursday revealed that they replaced five-time title winner Dhoni with Ruturaj Gaikwad in the role of their captain. After the announcement, MI posted the image of Rohit and Dhoni together in their respective IPL team jerseys. The franchise put a yellow and blue heart emoji in the caption with a sign of infinity being between them.

"It Was Sarfaraz Khan": Rohit Sharma Reveals Truth Behind Viral "Aage Badhega" Stump Mic Chat

India youngsters Dhruv Jurel and Sarfaraz Khan had a memorable outing during the recently-concluded five-match series against England, which the hosts won 4-1. Jurel was named player of the match in the 4th Test in Ranchi, while Sarfaraz also impressed in his first Test series, scoring a fifty in the both innings of his debut Test in Rajkot. In the fifth and final Test in Dharamsala, Jurel showed impeccable reading of the game by predicting how Kuldeep Yadav can dismiss England batter Ollie Pope.

"I Played With Sarfaraz Khan's Father": Rohit Sharma's Mega Revelation, Says Test Cap Belongs To Him As Well

Skipper Rohit Sharma on Wednesday said he revelled in the company of his young "mischievous" teammates and was overwhelmed by emotions as they made their debuts during India's monumental 4-1 Test series triumph over England. In absence of some big stars including Virat Kohli, the five-Test home series saw five youngsters -- Rajat Patidar, Dhruv Jurel, Sarfaraz Khan, Akash Deep and Devdutt Padikkal -- make their debut as India showed resilience to fight back after losing the opening Test in Hyderabad.