Rohit Sharma has not been in great form in Test cricket. But in Odis, a format India has not played much in the last one year, it is one of the best in business. In the first ODI against England, seven balls 2 may have expressed apprehension in front of the Champions Trophy, but in Cuttack on Sunday, 90-ball 119 in the second should calm some nerves. He cannot say it in so many words, but Rohit admitted after the game that “really enjoys getting out of there, scoring some runs for the team.” There is nothing that he has done very late.

Rohit said in a post-match presentation after collecting his player-of-the-Match award, “I really broke it into pieces how I wanted to bat.” “This is a 50 -over format, slightly longer than the T20 format and a slightly smaller than the test cricket – much less than the test cricket – but obviously you still need to break it and assess it Is that what you need to do at regular intervals and that’s what I was doing.

A lot has been talked about in international cricket about the lack of Rohit. In the last 12 months, he is an average of 23.70 in Test cricket, and it falls down from September 2024 to 10.93. On Sunday, however, he was in his element, playing the kind of innings that has made him a huge in the format.

He said about his approach, “Looking at the pitch, when you play on black soil, (ball) skids a little, so it is important that when you are batting in the beginning, you complete the bat Show face. ” “Once I entered my innings, I understood what they were trying to do: bowling in our body and keeping on stumps, trying not to give any room.

“And this is the place where I have prepared my plan too, what did I want to do with the delivery of the kind of delivery that was trying to reach the gap there. It is about understanding that you are a batsman As you want to do and … to start with great support. (Shubman) Gill and then Shreyas (Iyer).

Along with Gill, his early partner, Rohit added 136 in just 17 overs, dined to a large part of the 305-Run target of India, which eventually with a match to win a three-game chain in the 45th over Met with a match.

Gill, whom Rohit said “a very, very perfect player”, which seems to be “from the situation” to not “not”, was confirmed in his appreciation for his captain.

“He makes things much easier than things,” Gill, who scored 60 runs in 52 balls – his second half century in the series – said. “The way he took to the bowlers … We have seen how he has been batting in the ODI in the last few years, and the way he dominated the fast bowlers today, he is just from the end of the non-strayer. There was a cure to see.

This is a good port for India ahead of the Champions Trophy, which begins on February 19. His captain, who is struggling for runs in tests – has retired from T20I – he is as good as he was always in ODI. It is a piece of jigsaw that is firmly.