90-ball 119 runs of Rohit Sharma, covered with seven sixes and 12 fours, set the tone as India chased down England’s 304 in 44.3 overs to take an unbeatable 2-0 lead going into the final ODI in Ahmedabad.
Delhi Police celebrates Rohit Sharma’s match-winning hundred on Sunday with a special message after India defeated England by four wickets in the second ODI at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. Rohit Sharma was out of form for a long time, but Rohit’s 32nd ODI hundred came as a sense of relief for everyone, especially with the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 which will start in just 10 day’s time.
In the second ODI against England with a cord low-scores against his name, Rohit Sharma muted his doubters with a expert 90-balls 119, chasing 305 runs to win, the 37-year-old Indian captain made the chase a lopsided affair, returning to his World Cup 2023 best with faultless timing and effortless strokeplay. India reached to the target in 44.3 overs to take an unbeatable 2-0 lead going into the final ODI.
In a X post, Delhi Police encouraged their Odisha counterparts not to punish anyone in a bold way. “Dear @odisha_police This Ro hit and run case should not be punishable,” it told.
Rohit Sharma also surpass the top-10 ODI run-scorer Rahul Dravid’s 10,889 runs with 10,987 runs to enter the top-10 ODI run-scorer’s list. Now he only requires 13 runs to finish 11,000 ODI runs.
The BCCI too celebrated Rohit Sharma’s knock with a special message.
Indian Premier League franchise Punjab Kings also celebrated Rohit Sharma style of getting into three figures. The Indian skipper first got into nineties with a very big six before dancing down the track against Adil Rashid for a boundary achieve three figures.