IND vs ENG LIVE: Rohit Sharma scores FIFTY after 27 innings – India’s skipper Rohit Sharma returned to form in fine fashion in India vs England 1st ODI at the Oval. Rohit had to wait for 27 long innings before he registered a half-century across all formats of the game. India inflicted a humiliating defeat against the hosts as the Men in the Blue comprehensively took a 1-0 lead in the 3-match ODI series. Follow India vs England LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN
IND vs ENG LIVE: Rohit Sharma ENDS DROUGHT, returns to FROM with QUICKFIRE Fifty after waiting for 27 innings – Check Out
Rohit Sharma played a wonderful knock of 76 runs off just 58 deliveries to win the game by 10 wickets. But the biggest highlight was Rohit Sharma’s return to form. After being out of form for quite some time, Sharma scored his first fifty since February of 2022. Across, all formats in International cricket Rohit scored his first fifty after waiting for 13 long innings.
In between Rohit Sharma played in IPL 2022 for the Mumbai Indians where the Indian skipper encountered one of the horrendous seasons of his career. Sharma ended his 14-game campaign without a single century. His highest score in IPL 2022 was 48. But, Sharma’s return to form, brings many positives to the side.
Rohit Sharma in ODI format:
Matches – 231
Runs – 9359
Average – 49
Strike Rate – 89.25
Fifties – 45
Hundreds – 29
Highest Score – 264The average of Hitman touched 49, what a turn around since 2013. pic.twitter.com/lukgxLHQlG
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) July 12, 2022
IND vs ENG LIVE: Rohit Sharma ENDS DROUGHT, returns to FROM with QUICKFIRE Fifty after waiting for 27 innings – Check Out
Rohit Sharma’s Last 13 Innings in Internation cricket across ALL-Formats
| Runs | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 5 | ODI v West Indies | Ahmedabad | 9 Feb 2022 |
| 13 | ODI v West Indies | Ahmedabad | 11 Feb 2022 |
| 40 | T20I v West Indies | Kolkata | 16 Feb 2022 |
| 19 | T20I v West Indies | Kolkata | 18 Feb 2022 |
| 7 | T20I v West Indies | Kolkata | 20 Feb 2022 |
| 44 | T20I v Sri Lanka | Lucknow | 24 Feb 2022 |
| 1 | T20I v Sri Lanka | Dharamsala | 26 Feb 2022 |
| 5 | T20I v Sri Lanka | Dharamsala | 27 Feb 2022 |
| 29 | Test v Sri Lanka | Mohali | 4 Mar 2022 |
| 61 | Test v Sri Lanka | Bengaluru | 12 Mar 2022 |
| 24 | T20I v England | Southampton | 7 Jul 2022 |
| 31 | T20I v England | Birmingham | 9 Jul 2022 |
| 11 | T20I v England | Nottingham | 10 Jul 2022 |
| 67* | ODI v England | The Oval | 12 Jul 2022 |
The stats clearly demark that Rohit has been in lukewarm form over the last 4-5 months. However, with the remaining 2 games of the tour of England, followed by the West Indies tour and the upcoming important Asia Cup and ICC T20 World Cup, Rohit’s form is extremely important for India.
The skipper leads the team from the front. India has taken a 1-0 lead and will look to seal the ODI series win like the T20I series and end the England tour on a happy note. Rohit also registered an important milestone where he went past Kane Williamson and Ricky Ponting to score 1400 runs against England ODIs and therefore becomes the first visiting batter to achieve this record.
IND vs ENG LIVE: Rohit Sharma ENDS DROUGHT, returns to FROM with QUICKFIRE Fifty after waiting for 27 innings – Check Out
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