IND vs ENG, 3rd ODI: Team India batting star Rohit Sharma found himself in the thick of things as the tourists finally struck, ending a mammoth 192-run opening stand in the third and final ODI against England at the Lord’s Cricket Ground in London on Sunday. Rohit took a simple catch as the Men in Blue denied Jacob Bethell a well-deserved ton, giving India a glimmer of hope after a wayward bowling performance until then.
IND vs ENG, 3rd ODI: How much runs did Jacob Bethell miss his hundred by?
The left-hander missed out on a big score in the first two ODIs but made sure to cash in at Lord’s, especially the tourists being inconsistent in the bowling in the face of missing Jasprit Bumrah, who was sidelined from the clash due to a knee injury. Bethell reached his fifty with a boundary off only 49 deliveries but fell for 91. Shubman Gill, in desperate need for a wicket, brought his strike bowler Prasidh Krishna back into the attack and the southpaw holed out to Rohit at deep backward square as the veteran took a simple catch.
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Nevertheless, he ensured to put the home side on track for a massive total.
IND vs ENG, 3rd ODI: Can Rohit Sharma conjure a match-winning kock and take Team India to victory?
Coming into the series-decider, the bulk of focus has been on Rohit as retirement rumours spread thick and fast during the second ODI in Cardiff. A report of The Indian Express report claimed that the explosive opener is no longer in the selectors’ plans for the 2027 World Cup. Additionally, the former Indian captain’s scores of 11 and 26 drew sharp focus in his form, given he also looked rusty in those two innings. Hence, the report claimed that the Lord’s ODI could well be his final international appearance.
However, BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia firmly denied reports that the 39-year-old is retiring after the Lord’s fixture and that no such conversations have taken place with the selectors. But Rohit still needs runs to avoid further scrutiny, given he has only three half-centuries since winning the Player of the Series award in Australia last year. Moreover, the visitors’ batting collapse from 178/3 to 233 all out puts the Men in Blue under further pressure on the opener.
