IND vs ENG: Fans salute Rohit Sharma for his captain's knock vs England - 'He doesn't play for hundreds'

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IND vs ENG: Rohit Sharma was hailed by fans for leading from the front and scored 87 valuable runs off 101 balls on a difficult bat surface against England at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Sunday, October 29.

Shubman Gill (9), Virat Kohli (0) and Shreyas Iyer (4) - all departed cheaply as Rohit Sharma stood tall at the other end to keep the scoreboard moving. His 91-run partnership for the fourth wicket with KL Rahul (39) took helped India go past 100 after being reduced to 40/3 in 12 overs.

Another 33-run partnership for the fifth wicket between Rohit and Suryakumar Yadav took India 150. Rohit Sharma was just 13 short of his 32nd ODI hundred and record-extending eighth World Cup hundred, when he got out to an Adil Rashid delivery while trying to clear the deep mid-wicket boundary on the fifth ball of the 37th over. His dismissal meant India had to settle for 229/9 in 50 overs.

As the other batter struggled on the dual-paced Lucknow surface, Rohit Sharma blasted 10 foursand three fours to go past Virat Kohli and Aiden Markram to become the fourth-highest run-scorer in the World Cup 2023. Since getting out on a duck in the opening match against Australia, Rohit has registered scores of 131, 86, 48, 47 and 87.

However, Rohit Sharma getting out in the 80s is a rare occurrence From 2007 to 2022, the Hitman got out in the 80s only four times. He equalled the numbers alone in 2023.

This is a clear sign of the Indian captain not looking for landmarks and trying to make a statement with his impactful innings. Rohit kept the ante up despite the opposition trying to dominate. He was India's only batter to hit a fifty in the match.

The 36-year-old is giving it his all to end his career with the coveted World Cup trophy. The impact he is having on the tournament is massive and fans have taken note of it. Here's how they praised him on Sunday.