NEW DELHI: Following his poor performance against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, India skipper Rohit Sharma‘s childhood coach Dinesh Lad has recommended that the opening batsman play a few domestic matches to get ready for Test cricket.India missed out on a third consecutive berth in the World Test Championship final after losing the five-Test series…
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. (Photo by William West/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, two struggling players, still have the desire to succeed and will choose their Test futures with the team’s best interests in mind, according to India head coach Gautam Gambhir. Gambhir made his remarks on the two…
FAR PAVILIONS: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma may be as alike as chalk and cheese, but their predicaments seem to bear a similarity in the twilight of their careers. (Photo by Patrick Hamilton/AFP via Getty Images) In Indian cricket, sentimental retirements have often masked larger issues of selection & form. Superstars have usually extended playing…
Rohit Sharma walks back after being dismissed cheaply in the second innings at Melbourne Cricket Ground. (Getty Images) Melbourne: The number of runs Rohit Sharma has scored in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) so far is one more than the number of wickets (30) Jasprit Bumrah has picked since landing in Australia last month. Three Tests,…
Rohit Sharma plays a shot for his dismissal against Australia at the MCG. (Photo by William West/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma‘s pull shot is one of the most iconic and aesthetically pleasing strokes in cricket. It has become synonymous with his batting style and is a key weapon in his arsenal across…
Rohit Sharma during the Boxing Day Test against Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India captain Rohit Sharma‘s woeful form continued with another dismissal for a low score in the Boxing Day Test against Australia at the MCG on Friday.Rohit was dismissed by his Aussie counterpart Pat Cummins for…
Rohit Sharma. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: As India gear up for the Boxing Day Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) for the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, captain Rohit Sharma was a picture of confidence at the pre-match conference on Tuesday.Addressing reporters, the Indian captain lauded his team for the brilliant…
Rohit Sharma is yet to hit a Test hundred in Australia. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: When Rohit Sharma won the toss and chose to bowl against Australia in the third Test at the Gabba in Brisbane of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, he became the second Indian captain to do so after Sourav Ganguly.Sourav Ganguly had…
Rohit Sharma. (Photo by Mark Brake/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The experiment of Rohit Sharma batting at No.6 failed miserably in the pink-ball Test in Adelaide as the India captain returned with scores of 3 and 6.Australia bounced back to win the Adelaide Test by 10 wickets and level the five-match series 1-1 in the ongoing…
Rohit Sharma during a press conference at Adelaide Oval. (Photo by Mark Brake/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Back to lead India in the day/night Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval, Rohit Sharma was a picture of confidence and looked relaxed during his press conference on Thursday.India lead 1-0 in the five-Test series after a thumping…
