Rohit would ‘love’ to play Test series against Pakistan in neutral venue
Bilateral cricket between India and Pakistan has been put on hold since Misbah-ul-Haq’s team last toured India to play a three-match ODI series way back in 2012-13.
Bilateral cricket between India and Pakistan has been put on hold since Misbah-ul-Haq’s team last toured India to play a three-match ODI series way back in 2012-13.
All eyes will be on the legendary MS Dhoni in what could be his final game at the iconic Wankhede Stadium, where many moons back, he hit the winning six for India to clinch the 2011 ODI World Cup trophy.
Following the family emergency, Ashwin made a roaring comeback and capped off the Test series with a historic feat by registering the most number of five-wicket hauls for India in the history of Test cricket.
The biggest positives from the series could be the emergence of young guns like Yashasvi Jaiswal, scoring in excess of 700 runs, Sarfaraz Khan bludgeoning his way to the side with half centuries, and Dhruv Jurel – the young Uttar Pradesh stumper, who was picked with an experience of just 15 first-class matches.
The unavailability of star players like Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, and Mohammed Shami has in a way put the onus on the younger players to prove themselves on the big stage and in a way stake their claim in the side.
Rohit Sharma, on way to his seventh Test ton, was under pressure to perform. However, he brushed off everything and adopted an aggressive approach.
India had until his comeback had been struggling to muster up proper opening partnerships -- 16, 27, 30, 8, 0, 7, 0, 16.
Kohli scored two half-centuries in the three-match ODI series against Australia which India lost 1-2 last year in December.
Rohit Sharma looked to be in a fine touch as he made his way to a comfortable score of 44 runs off 74 deliveries before getting out to Nathan Lyon.
After bundling Australia out for 338 on Day 2, India reached the score of 26/0 at the end of the second session in nine overs.