The ODI series is being played between India and England. But, before that, do you know why Rohit Sharma was crying in England? This story is not about the current tour but is 7 years old. Rohit Sharma’s crying in England dates back to 2019, when the ODI World Cup was played there. Rohit Sharma had become the king of batting in that World Cup. But when that king could not make his team win the trophy, it is natural for tears to flow from his eyes. The same happened with Rohit Sharma after his defeat in the semi-final match.
Why did Rohit Sharma cry in England?
India had lost to New Zealand in the first semi-final of the ODI World Cup 2019. New Zealand had shown the way out of the tournament by defeating India by 18 runs in the semi-finals played in Manchester. That moment was heart-wrenching for every player of Team India. But, Rohit Sharma’s pain in the dressing room turned out to be tears because despite his strong performance in that World Cup, Team India had to see that day.
Rohit was the most successful batsman of the 2019 ODI World Cup
Rohit Sharma was the highest run-scorer in the 2019 ODI World Cup despite Team India’s journey ending in the semi-finals. Apart from scoring a lot of runs, he also scored the maximum number of centuries in that tournament. Rohit Sharma had scored 648 runs in 9 innings of 9 matches played in the 2019 ODI World Cup with a strong average of 81. During this period, he scored fifty plus in a total of 6 innings while scoring 5 centuries.
Eye on Rohit in ODI series against England
Well, it has been 7 years since that incident and now Rohit Sharma has his eyes on the ODI World Cup to be held in 2027. In such a situation, the ODI series against England is very important. Rohit Sharma is one of India’s most successful batsmen in England and Team India will have high expectations from him in the current ODI series also.
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