Rohit Sharma Turns 39: Cricket world celebrates ‘Hitman’ as wishes pour in
As Rohit Sharma celebrates his 39th birthday, the cricket world reflects on his iconic career and lasting impact.
As Rohit Sharma celebrates his 39th birthday, the cricket world reflects on his iconic career and lasting impact.
Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni remain doubtful for the MI vs CSK IPL 2026 El Clasico at Wankhede as both teams look to climb the points table in a crucial mid-season clash.
Mumbai Indians bowling coach Paras Mhambrey provides a key update on Rohit Sharma and Mitchell Santner’s fitness ahead of the IPL clash vs Gujarat Titans, hinting at a possible return after injury concerns.
Rohit Sharma remains doubtful for MI’s clash vs PBKS as team management awaits medical assessment after his hamstring injury.
In a viral clip circulating on social media, Rohit can be seen frowning slightly with his arms loosely folded, while Ritika gestures animatedly as if explaining something to him. The light-hearted moment sparked a meme fest online.
Rohit, who has been ruled out of the Edgbaston Test, starting on Friday, after testing Covid-19 positive, is expected to recover and be fit for the white ball series, beginning on July 7 in Southampton. So he has been named as the skipper for both T20I and ODI series.
The 35-year old Sharma tested positive on the second day of the warm-up match in Leicester last week and is currently serving the five-day isolation as recommended by the UK government.
India leads the five-match Test series 2-1, and a win or even a draw would help them seal the series, but a loss would be disastrous given the upcoming busy season and the crucial World Test Championship (WTC) points at stake.
Agarwal, 31, had initially been left out of India's squad for the Edgbaston Test named in May this year. But a right groin injury to K.L Rahul, which ruled him out of the home T20I series against South Africa in June and Sharma's availability in doubt due to testing positive for Covid-19 means that Agarwal is now on his way to Birmingham to join the Test squad.
The BCCI confirmed early Sunday morning that Rohit Sharma had tested positive for a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) on Saturday, and that the India captain was placed in isolation at the team hotel ahead of the Test.
