Team India’s skipper Rohit Sharma scored a hundred against New Zealand at the Holkar Stadium in Indore which was his first hundred in an ODI game since January 2020.
After scoring the much-awaited century, Rohit criticized the broadcaster who termed his hundred against the Kiwis as his first in this format in three years.
Broadcasters need to show the right things, says Rohit Sharma
The Indian Skipper last scored an ODI ton in January 2020 against Australia. There were some questions raised over his form in the ODI format and the broadcasters constantly highlighted his century drought.
The star Indian opener was asked about his batting form just after he scored his 30th ton in the third ODI against New Zealand. A broadcaster highlighted the fact that there was a three-year gap between Rohit Sharma’s 29th and 30th tonnes in the 50-over format.
Rohit was visibly irritated with the question as he replied,“Regarding the first hundred in three years, I’ve played only 12 ODIs in three years, so three years sounds a lot..”
“You guys should know what’s happening. I know that it was shown on the broadcast, sometimes, you (the broadcasters) need to show the right things also. The last entire year, we didn’t play ODI cricket, we focused on T20 cricket a lot. So, sometimes, people should keep things in mind…the broadcasters should show the right things,” the Indian skipper further added.
It’s worth noting that the gentlemen’s game suffered a lot during the pandemic. Just after things started to get better, the complete focus was on the two consecutive T20 World Cups in 2021 and 2022. Rohit went through a couple of injuries as well in the last couple of years and as a result, he featured in just 11 ODI games in the last two calendar years.
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The way Rohit has batted in the six ODI games in 2023 he has never looked out of form which justifies his being furious over the reporter’s question. The Indian Team will expect more of such tons from their skipper as the focus has now shifted completed towards the ODI as the World Cup is scheduled this year in October-November.