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India skipper Rohit Sharma is going through a lean patch with bat in hand. He had a terrific Indian Premier League (IPL 2023). And he seems to have carried that form with him into the ICC World Test Championship 2023 (WTC 2023). The WTC 2023 final is being played at The Oval ground in London and India are under pressure to match the first innings score of 469 posted by Australia. India’s top order crumbled in the first innings as the quartet of Rohit, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli scored a total of 56 runs between each other. The leader of the pack, Rohit scored just 15 runs while being slammed for his consistent poor performances.
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Fans complained on social media website Twitter that Rohit failed in important matches including ICC finals and knockout matches. In this regard, it is important to see how Rohit has fared in ICC knockout matches.
Rohit Sharma’s performance in ICC Knockout:
8 not out against Australia in the semi-finals of T20 World Cup 2007
30 not out vs Pakistan in 2007 T20 World Cup
33 vs Sri Lanka in Champions Trophy 2013
9 vs England in Champions Trophy 2013
24 vs South Africa in T20 World Cup 2014
29 vs Sri Lanka in T20 World Cup 2014
137 vs Bangladesh in World Cup 2015
34 vs Australia in World Cup 2015
43 vs West Indies in T20 World Cup 2016
123 not out vs bangladesh champions trophy 2017
0 vs Pakistan in Champions Trophy 2017
1 vs New Zealand in WTC 2021
30 vs New Zealand in WTC 2021
27 vs England in T20 World Cup 2022
15 vs Australia in WTC 2023
The above stats show that whenever the big matches have come, Rohit has really not lived up to the standards. The fans are disappointed with Rohit and expect better from their skipper. With the second innings left in the match, Rohit will be expected to do better to save this Test or take the Men in Blue to an improbable victory.
