Rohit Sharma century drought: Rohit Sharma is failing to convert good starts into big innings. He has not scored a century in international cricket since September 2021.
Rohit Sharma vs SL: Rohit Sharma was disappointed after getting out in the third ODI against Sri Lanka.
Rohit Sharma 50 innings without century: Team India, led by captain Rohit Sharma, beat Sri Lanka 3–0 with a record 317-run win in the third ODI on Sunday to clean the series. Sweep. However, Rohit Sharma once again failed to convert a good start into big innings. With this, his name became an embarrassing record. It has been more than 50 innings for the captain of Team India to score a century in international cricket. Rohit Sharma last scored a century in September 2021 against England at the Oval.
In the last match against Sri Lanka, Rohit Sharma was caught out at deep square leg after scoring 42 runs in 49 balls. After this, former Team India cricketer Gautam Gambhir talked about adopting a tough attitude towards Rohit Sharma like Virat Kohli. When Virat Kohli did not score a century for three-three-and-a-half years, he was criticized a lot. The same should happen with Rohit Sharma.
50 innings is enough in international cricket
Gautam Gambhir told Rohit Sharma on Star Sports, “I think we should treat him like we used to treat Virat Kohli when he was scoring hundreds during the last three-and-a-half years. Couldn't make it. We should be equally strict with Rohit Sharma because 50 innings is enough in international cricket.
Rohit Sharma will have to convert into big innings
Gautam Gambhir further said, “It is not that you did not score a century in one or two series. This thing has not been seen since the last World Cup. He used to score big centuries. He is looking in good form. He is hitting the ball well but he needs to convert that into big innings. One thing that has been a problem for Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Virat has crossed it. Rohit Sharma will have to overcome this before the World Cup. Both the players will be extremely important for India in the World Cup.