Former captains Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have shown a “blueprint” for India’s future Test success, says new skipper Shubman Gill. Batter Gill, 25, was announced as Rohit’s replacement on Saturday after the 38-year-old and modern great Kohli both retired from the format. Kohli led India to a record 40 wins in 68 Tests while...
Rohit will continue to play one-day internationals and remains skipper in that format, having won the Champions Trophy in March. He retired from T20 internationals after winning the 2024 T20 World Cup. Rohit has played 67 Tests and has been India’s captain since replacing Virat Kohli in 2022. He won half of his 24 Tests...
The cricket world is still reeling from 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s stunning century in the Indian Premier League on Monday. India legend Sachin Tendulkar has led the praise. “Vaibhav’s fearless approach, bat speed, picking the length early, and transferring the energy behind the ball was the recipe behind a fabulous innings,” the former batter said. “Well...
Rohit Sharma hit his first half-century of the season as Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings by nine wickets in the Indian Super League. The India captain, whose previous best score was 26, struck an unbeaten 76 from 45 balls as Mumbai reached their target of 177 in the 16th over. Introduced as an impact...
Mumbai’s most recent IPL title came in 2020, having also won the previous year, and Rohit was replaced as skipper by Hardik Pandya in 2024 – but in the all-rounder’s first edition in charge, they finished bottom of the table. Rohit’s legendary status with the side is likely to earn him a longer run in...