NEW DELHI: India skipper Rohit Sharma delivered a captain’s knock within the ICC Champions Trophy remaining, smashing a blistering 41-ball half-century to set the tone for India’s chase towards New Zealand on the Dubai Worldwide Stadium on Sunday.
Rohit was in imperious kind, treating the packed stadium to an array of beautiful strokes. His innings, laced with 5 boundaries and three towering sixes, ensured India made a flying begin of their pursuit of 252. He stitched the very best opening stand of the event alongside Shubman Gill, offering the proper basis for India’s chase.
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The Indian captain wasted no time in making his intentions clear, launching Kyle Jamieson for a six off simply the second ball of the innings. It was a brief ball, however Rohit’s beautiful wristwork despatched it hovering over backward sq. leg. From there, he dictated phrases, punishing something brief or large.

His second six, a monstrous 93-meter hit off Nathan Smith within the seventh over, additional demoralised New Zealand. Two overs later, he as soon as once more took on Smith, hammering him for a six over long-off earlier than accumulating two extra boundaries in the identical over.

Rohit additionally accomplished 1000 runs towards New Zealand in ODIs throughout his ongoing innings.
Rohit reached his half-century with a single off Mitchell Santner within the eleventh over, conserving India in cruise management. With each openers settled on the crease, India appeared effectively on target to safe one other ICC title.