Rohit Sharma has been showing sublime form in the Asia Cup 2023, scoring three half-centuries in the tournament so far. Rohit Sharma has been giving solid starts to the team along with his young batting partner, Shubman Gill. India’s World Cup-winning player Piyush Chawla hails the Indian skipper Rohit Sharma for his red-hot performance.
In the Asia Cup 2023, Rohit Sharma is also on the list of top run-getters in the tournament so far; he has an average of 64 with 194 runs for the team. Rohit Sharma has looked calm and composed and astonishingly has taken charge in the powerplay overs.
Rohit Sharma is focusing on timing the ball more- Piyush Chawla
Piyush Chawla was having an interaction with the Star Sports and was impressed with the performance of skipper Rohit Sharma in Asia Cup 2023. Piyush Chawla pointed out that when India gets a good start and openers perform exceedingly well then the side often gets a big score.
“This is the identity of a big player; when we approach a big tournament, he comes back into form at the right time, and he has shown this at the Asia Cup 2023. This is the Rohit Sharma we all know. He is not trying to hit the ball hard; it’s just lazy elegance from him. He is focusing on timing the ball more, and from the outside, it looks so fun to watch because he makes batting look very easy.”
“These signs are good for Indian cricket because when your openers are giving you a good start, you often get a bigger score, and it helps the middle order take time. And it is very important that when your middle order is in form, if your openers always give you a good start, it becomes very good for the team,” he added.
Rohit Sharma joins the list of greats to have completed ten thousand runs in the ODI format
The Indian skipper completed his ten thousand-run feat in the match against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup 2023; he delivered a six to pocket the milestone. On a spicy and unpredictable wicket, it seemed as if Rohit was batting on a different track.
Rohit also became the second-fastest batter to achieve the milestone, just behind Virat Kohli, who took 205 innings to reach it, but the India skipper took 241 innings. He beat the great Sachin Tendulkar in this team, who took 259 innings to complete 10,000 ODI runs.