Top 3 Knocks Of Rohit Sharma In 2023
Rohit Sharma led the Indian team to 10 wins on the trot in the World Cup 2023
The Indian cricket have seen a truckload of talented and successful cricketers, but not everyone possesses the ability to smack bowlers at will, and that's what makes Rohit Sharma stand others. He holds the record of smashing the most sixes in international cricket and he has been doing that for over a decade now.
The 2023 year has been a memorable one for him whether as a player or as the captain, both of his roles have benefitted the Indian team. Rohit has hammered over 500 in the last two editions of the World Cup.
The Hitman has amassed 1800 during the 2023 year and yet again, he has been one of the prolific contributors to Indian cricket. As we head to a new year, OneCricket reminisces the top knocks from Rohit Sharma's bat in the year 2023.
Let's have a look at the top 3 knocks of Rohit Sharma in 2023.
131 (84) vs Afghanistan, Delhi (World Cup 2023)
Rohit Sharma against Afghanistan (X.com)
The World Cup hundred is always special for any batter in the World, as it is the stage for which you prepare all the years to perform at this particular stage. In the very second match of the long World Cup 2023, India were facing Afghanistan in Delhi. Afghanistan posted a total of 272 runs while batting first.
Rohit Sharma promised everyone to take on the bowlers from the very first ball and that's what he did. He went on to smash 131 runs off just 84 deliveries, including five maximums and 16 boundaries. The man who is known for scoring daddy hundreds and even double hundreds in the 50-over format, took us back to the time when he scored all three of his double centuries, as this is how he smacked the bowlers during those innings.
This 131-run knock helped him set the momentum for the upcoming games and went on to score almost 600 runs in the tournament.
120 (212) vs Australia, Nagpur (Border-Gavaskar Trophy first Test)
Rohit Sharma against Australia (X.com)
It was India's turn to host the Border-Gavaskar Trophy of the year 2023 and India's qualification for the World Test Championship was dependent on this particular series. The first Test took place in Nagpur on a pitch where it was not easy for the batters to score runs in the first couple of days. India bowled out the Aussies for just 177 runs and the Indian team lost one wicket on the first day as well.
Rohit Sharma had to hold one end, as no batter could stitch a long partnership with him until Ravindra Jadeja came. Where no main batter could even score a half-century, Rohit went on to smash 120 runs and made it easy for the all-rounders, as the wicket got better later in the innings.
This century in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023 helped India win the game by an innings and provided the momentum for the remaining games, which is why this innings will be among his top ones in the year 2023.
87 (101) vs England, Lucknow (World Cup 2023)
Rohit Sharma against England (X.com)
The game against England was the only game where the Indian batting line-up struggled to score runs till the semifinals. Even though the Englishmen were miserable throughout the tournament, they somehow managed to trouble the Indian batters, as India were three wickets down for just 40 runs.
Rohit Sharma, who pledged to play fearless brand of cricket at the top, had to play slow and held one end. In the tough conditions and a World Cup game, the skipper stood up and played the role of anchor. Hitman went on to smash 87 runs off 101 deliveries and batted till the 37th over, helping India reach a respectable total of 229.
However, the score was chasable, Rohit with his superb captaincy made sure that India defended the score, as whenever he made a bowling change, it worked in the favour of the Indian team.
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