India opener Rohit Sharma produced a superb innings within the third ODI against England at Lord’s, bouncing back in style after a string of low scores and retirement speculation with a memorable century. Rohit looked positive from the outset and reached his half-century with consecutive boundaries.
Within the twenty first over, he moved well across the stumps to paddle the fourth delivery fantastic for a boundary. After the shot, Rohit shared a light-hearted exchange along with his opening partner, Shubman Gill, seemingly asking whether he should attempt the identical stroke once more.
“Ek aur maru? Ek aur maru same?,” (Should I hit yet one more? Should I hit yet one more same?) he was heard asking Gill.
Gill asked Rohit whether the shot would connect properly and never turn into a cross-batted stroke. Rohit replied that it will and played the identical shot again.
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Trusting his instincts, Rohit Sharma attempted the lap shot again on the very next delivery. Reading the full-length ball early, he moved across the stumps and guided it fantastic for an additional boundary, bringing up his half-century in style.
Rohit Sharma Smashes Historic Century At Lord’s
Rohit Sharma bounced back in style with a record-breaking century at Lord’s. He became the primary Indian batter to attain an ODI hundred at the enduring venue, surpassing Sourav Ganguly’s previous highest rating of 90, set in 2004.
The veteran opener brought up his thirty fourth ODI century with a boundary before ending with an excellent 138 off 110 balls, an innings featuring 17 fours and five sixes at a strike rate of 125.45. He reached the three-figure mark in only 84 deliveries, registering the third-fastest ODI century at Lord’s.
At 39 years and 80 days, Rohit also became the oldest batter to attain a world century at Lord’s and the oldest Indian to register a century across all formats. It was also his eighth ODI hundred in England, probably the most by any visiting batter within the country.
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