IND vs WI LIVE: Rohit Sharma scores fifty in 1st ODI: The new era of the Indian cricket team could not have asked for a better show for their newly-appointed captain, Rohit Sharma, as he played a match-defining knock in the first of the three-match ODI series against West Indies, here at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on 6th February.
IND vs WI LIVE: Rohit Sharma era starts with a bang; India’s new captain scores fifty against West Indies
Rohit Sharma was appointed as the ODI captain of India ahead of the recently-concluded series against South Africa, but the Nagpur-born cricketer miss the series because of an injury. He is now back in the firing line and back in form, scoring a fifty in his first match as the full-time captain of the Indian ODI team.
Chasing a meagre target of 177, India were always the favourites to win but they needed a solid start from their openers, and Sharma obliged. He played a fantastic knock of 60 runs from only 51 deliveries, which included 10 fours and one six as well. Former Mumbai Indians teammate Alzarri Joseph managed to trap the Mumbai lad leg before wicket, but it was already too late as India were cruising in the driver’s seat.
This was the 34-year-old’s 44th ODI half-century in what was his 221st ODI knock for the men in blue. He is currently sixth in the list of the Indian batters with the most ODI half-centuries, behind Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly and Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
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