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IPL’s old jungle rule: Six-hitting teams make it to the finals

The 17th edition of the IPL is bringing along a trimester of big-hitting. The tournament is expected to gain extensive interest this year with the marquee T20 World Cup commencing shortly after the tournament in June.Six hitting is paramount and one of the most fool proof methods to make the IPL final, exemplified by the finalists over the years. Barring the inaugural season in 2008, at least one of the two teams in every final has invariably finished in the top-two of most sixes hit in that particular edition. 1548 – The Mumbai Indians lead the six-hitting charts in the history of the IPL, striking a maximum of every 18.48 balls they have faced in the tournament. 357 – Chris Gayle remains the leading six-hitter in the tournament, with the second-best Rohit Sharma still 100 sixes away. ...
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India in South Africa | Rohit Sharma focuses on Mukesh during net session, Jadeja goes full tilt

Head coach Rahul Dravid with captain Rohit Sharma during a practice session in Centurion on December 30, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI It was an optional session at the Supersport Park but for India skipper Rohit Sharma, skipping the nets wasn't an option. Outfoxed by South African pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada in both innings of the opening Test, Rohit was present as skipper and batter in equal measure during a two-hour session. The Indian captain was focussed on facing Mukesh Kumar, who bowled only to Rohit for at least 45 minutes. While the fit-again Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin also bowled in the same nets, the Indian skipper's complete attention was on the one Test old Bengal seamer. Occasionally, Dayanand Garani, the throwdown specialist kept his deliveries fast and full on...
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If Rohit Sharma is in good form, he should captain India in T20 World Cup: Gautam Gambhir

Gautam Gambhir has backed Rohit Sharma to lead India in the T20 World Cup if he is in good touch and also said one loss in the World Cup final doesn’t make him a bad captain. “If Rohit Sharma is in good form, he should be leading in the T20 World Cup or if he is not in good form, whoever is not in good form should not be picked for the T20 World Cup,” Gambhir told ANI. “Captaincy is a responsibility. First, you get yourself selected as a player and then you’re made captain. “A captain should have a permanent position in the playing eleven, and the permanent place depends on the form,” he said. Rohit, 36, has not played in the T20 cricket for India since the 2022 World Cup semifinal loss against England. However, Gambhir feels age should not be consider to pick and drop a cricketer....
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When Rohit Sharma told teammates he’s going to play the role of aggressor at the World Cup

The idea of him ditching self-preservation for the high-risk, high-reward approach at the top of the order for the World Cup was proposed by the Indian captain Rohit Sharma himself during a team meeting after the Asia Cup earlier this year. It is learnt that Rohit wanted to put bowling attacks to the sword as far back as last year’s T20 World Cup in Australia, but it didn’t come off. During the 50-over World Cup at home, on pitches more conducive to hitting on the up, Rohit felt it was a risk worth taking. Rohit told his teammates and the coaching staff that as captain he would set the tone of the innings and this would allow others to play their natural game. The bold proposal of the skipper came with a rider: If the plan didn’t work out, he would be willing to play more conservatively...
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Dial R for Rohit and records!

Rohit Sharma | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar. A look at the records notched up by Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli during India’s massive win on Wednesday:Rohit’s third six of the innings helped him surpass Chris Gayle’s record of 553 sixes, scored in 551 innings, across formats. The Indian skipper now has 556 maximums in 473 innings.Rohit’s 63-ball hundred is the fastest World Cup hundred by an Indian, bettering Virender Sehwag’s 81-ball ton against Bermuda in 2007.Rohit broke the tie with Sachin Tendulkar for most World Cup hundreds with his seventh ton in just 19 innings across three editions.Rohit equalled David Warner to become the joint-fastest batter to 1000 ODI World Cup runs in 19 innings. Rohit is the fourth Indian to score 1000 World Cup runs after Sachin, Sourav Ganguly and Vir...
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What will be Rohit Sharma’s legacy in Indian cricket?

India skipper Rohit Sharma has had an illustrious career and will be remembered as one of the best of this generation. However, the next three months will be the most crucial for his career in terms of how he will be remembered and his contribution to Indian cricket both as a batsman and leader. Rohit became India captain in challenging circumstances when a tug of war was going on between Virat Kohli and the selectors. There was a lot of backlash from fans and a degree of surprise in cricketing circles on how Kohli’s captaincy situation was handled. The stature of Kohli in Indian cricket meant that whoever took the reins next would automatically be under more scrutiny than any captain before him. One of the major criticisms of Kohli’s captaincy was his inability to win ICC trophies. Whe...
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Rohit Sharma banks on home support to win ODI World Cup after 12 years

Skipper Rohit Sharma will be banking on the “massive” home support his team will get to win the ODI World Cup in India. India’s last ODI World Cup title came at home in 2011 when MS Dhoni and Co lifted the coveted trophy. “I’ve never seen it so close. Even when we won in 2011, I was not part of the squad. But yeah, it looks beautiful, so many memories behind the trophy as well, the past, the history. “Yeah, so, it looks beautiful and hopefully we can lift it, fingers crossed,” Rohit, who is currently in the United States, was quoted as saying by the ICC. The tournament beginning October 5 will be played across 10 venues in India. “I know for a fact that every ground, every venue that we will be travelling to will get massive support. You know, it’s the World Cup, so everyone is looking ...
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Siraj has taken such a giant step: Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma (L) gives the ball to Mohammed Siraj (R), of India, during the fourth day of the second Test cricket match between India and West Indies at Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on July 23, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP The Indian team is in the right place, said skipper Rohit Sharma after the 1-0 series win over the West Indies and praised Mohammed Siraj for stepping up in the absence of senior pacers.Siraj picked up his maiden Man-of-the-Match award in the traditional five-day game after grabbing 5 for 60 in the West Indies' first innings of the second Test, which ended in a draw after relentless rain washed out the fifth and final day's play at the Queen's Park Oval.Set an imposing target of 365, the West Indies were 76 for two at close of play on the fo...
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IPL 2023 | It’s a little disappointing, says Rohit Sharma after big loss to Gujarat Titans

Mumbai Indians’ Captain Rohit Sharma and Gujarat Titans Captain Hardik Pandya at the toss for their match in the Indian Premier League 2023, at Narendra Modi Stadium, in Ahmedabad. | Photo Credit: ANI Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma expressed his disappointment after his team conceded 70 runs in the last four overs of Gujarat Titans' innings in the IPL in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.A few days after their bowlers went for 96 runs in the last five overs against Punjab Kings, MI struggled yet again at the death, against the defending champions. "It's a little disappointing. We pretty much had control of the game till the last few overs when we went for too many runs. It's just about execution," Rohit said at the post-match presentation ceremony. "We need to execute what's right, who are the...
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Having played for so many years, expectation of people doesn’t bother me: Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma knows a thing or two about winning IPL trophies and having been there and done that on five occasions for Mumbai Indians (MI), public expectation is the last thing to make him wary.The most successful captain in the history of IPL with five championships, Mr. Sharma knows that Mumbai Indians as one of the title contenders comes enters any tourney with a baggage of hype and hoopla.And that's what a protective skipper wants to shield the youngsters in his side from as one can easily get overawed by the sense of occasion."Expectations will always be there whenever we go out to play, not just in the IPL. Having played for so many years it does not bother me and I am not worried about what the people are expecting me to do," Mr. Sharma said at the season opening media conference...