Rohit Sharma bounced back into form against Afghanistan scoring 74 off 47 balls hitting eight fours and three sixes during his innings. Along with KL Rahul (69) he added a 140-run stand to set up the game for his side. At last India won comfortably by a 66-run margin to stay alive in the tournament. He scored a duck and 14 in the first two games against Pakistan and New Zealand respectively. He was adjudged the Man of the Match against the Afghan side.
Meanwhile, analysing the India-Afghanistan game on his Youtube channel, Aakash Chopra said that Rohit looked a shadow of himself in the first two games.
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“My player of the match, I am going with Rohit Sharma. When we talk about the rockstars of white-ball cricket, the match-winners, Rohit Sharma’s name is present in the top five if we see from the Indian viewpoint. He has hit three double centuries in ODI cricket and has struck so many hundreds in T20 internationals, he has been sensational. But for the last little while, it seemed his shadow was coming instead of Rohit” said Chopra.
Rohit Sharma Struggled Throughout The IPL: Aakash Chopra
The former Indian opener further said that Rohit Sharma was unsure about his game throughout the IPL and even in the first two games.
“The Chennai pitches were slow, so he made runs slowly there, which is fine. But after that, there were not many big shots in the second half of the IPL and then he didn’t score runs in the first two encounters as well” Chopra further added.
He further said that Rohit Sharma doing well with the bat is key for India because when does not score runs, the Indian team does not do well as well.
“When Rohit Sharma does not make runs, India does not do well, honestly speaking. When he scores a half-century, Team India wins and then there is no tension” concluded Chopra.
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