India faced a heartbreaking defeat in the World Cup 2023 final against Australia. Being exceptional in the whole tournament, Team India ended the campaign as runners-up. They won all 10 matches until the final. By defeating India, Australia won the World Cup for the sixth time. After the World Cup, a lot of buzz is going on Rohit Sharma’s Participation in the next World Cup. Sri Lankan legend Muttiah Muralitharan talked about the Indian skipper’s future.
Rohit Sharma in this World Cup:
Rohit Sharma is one of the best openers that India has had over the years. This was his first edition of the World Cup as the captain. Throughout the tournament, he performed extremely well. He played an excellent knock of 131 runs only in 84 balls against Afghanistan. That was a magnificent knock. He smashed 16 boundaries and 5 over-boundaries with a strike rate of 155.95.
Throughout the campaign, he scored several half-centuries. Against England, he played an innings of 87 runs in 101 balls with 10 boundaries and 3 over-boundaries. In the match against South Africa, he was in another form. He scored 40 runs in 24 balls. He smashed 6 boundaries and 2 over-boundaries. Apart from the batting, he has an amazing job in captaincy. His excellent captaincy helped India to be unbeaten in the group stage and the semifinal stage.
Muttiah Murlidaran’s Words:
After an amazing performance throughout the whole World Cup, Sri Lankan legend Muttiah Murlitharan is optimistic about Rohit’s return in the next World Cup. After the tournament ended, a buzz raised over Rohit’s T20 career. People started raising questions over that. The T20 World Cup is scheduled for next year. Rohit Sharma is one of the finest white ball players in India.
Murlaidaran is hopeful about Rohit’s future. He said, “ You look at his ODI World Cup performance. The starts he gave, the kind of strike rates he batted at. He never failed in the tournament. And he’s only 36, that’s young. He can play another World Cup if he pushes his fitness like Virat.”
The Sri Lanka legend focused on fitness more. He said, “ Rohit batted with a strike rate of 130 in ODIs, which is not bad for T20. he’s an experienced player. You just have to work harder on your fitness after 35. If the desire is there, he will play. I think he’ll play another World Cup. It’s on his mind.”
Rohit is a talented T20 batter. He has so many records after his name. He played 148 T20 matches and scored 3853 runs. He scored 29 half-centuries in this format. In the IPL, Rohit Sharma’s batting is pleasing to watch. He won several trophies for the Mumbai Indians. He played 243 matches in the tournament and scored 6211 runs. If Rohit Sharma plays in the next T20 World Cup, fans can experience a few hitman shows over there.
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