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Rohit Sharma with Rahul Dravid© BCCI/Sportzpics
Team India’s 4-1 victory against England in the Test series saw several heroes emerge. Players like Sarfaraz Khan, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Kuldeep Yadav, etc. performed very well as rookies, while Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja were at their usual best. However, one name that went unnoticed was captain Rohit Sharma, who also made an important contribution to the series. Even India head coach Rahul Dravid pointed out that Rohit was embarrassed to highlight his own contribution and let it pass under the carpet.
In 5 matches against England, Rohit scored 400 runs at an average of 44.44 and a strike rate of 64.21. Rohit’s best performance in the series came in the Rajkot Test, where the Indian captain scored 131 in the first innings.
“It’s been a pleasure to watch him hit since I saw him when I was 18. He’s always easy on the eyes. But I think he’s added a lot of steel and grit to that. Sometimes, we forget that a little bit. Look at his numbers. He was shy enough not to mention the critical situation where he won the toss in Rajkot, and we were 3 down in the first hour. You need someone to step up and get a hundred, and the captain does that for you,” he said Dravid in a talk at JioCinema.
Rohit not only scored runs for India at important intervals but also led his troops magnificently as India secured a 4-1 series victory against England.
“It’s been fantastic to watch; it’s not easy to start as a middle-order player and then get open. To do that consistently when we needed it, especially in the last three games, is a credit to him despite other things going on around him.” Dravid further said.
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