Mumbai: India skipper Rohit Sharma is in a scintillating form in the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023, leading the team from the front, with an unbeaten run so far in the tournament.
India has won all their six games in the league stage matches they have played so far in the World Cup.
India bulldozed Australia at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, trounced Afghanistan at Kotla in New Delhi, beat arch rivals Pakistan at Ahmedabad, overcame the Bangladesh challenge in Pune, scripted a nail biting win against New Zealand in Dharamsala and threw defending champions England out of the World Cup with a 100-run hammering at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.
And Rohit Sharma, who hails from the cricket-crazy megacity, has stamped his class in all the games and played a crucial role except for the game against five-time champions Australia, where he was dismissed cheaply.
Rohit, one of the top batters of the modern era, blazed away to a match-winning 131 against Afghanistan and then did not look back. He has also earned two Man of the Match Awards in the coveted tournament so far.
Known for his six hitting prowess, Rohit played a crucial knock in five of the six games played so far, to help his side remain unbeaten in the marquee tournament.
His dogged 87 on a challenging track at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium in Lucknow in the last game that helped the team post a respectable 229/9 on the board against England and then the bowlers put up a disciplined show to bundle out the Pomps for 129 and script a memorable win. The game showed that Rohit, who has various weapons in his arsenal and has matured batter, can play as the situation demands.
The knock in Lucknow also showed that Rohit is now truly a leader and has a bigger team goal etched in his mind.
Rohit, who has a few ODI records to his name, including the highest individual score in the 50-over format, has fired on all cylinders in this tournament, scoring 398 runs with an average of 66.33.