4 years in the past on at the present time, Indian opening batter Rohit Sharma blasted his third double century within the One Day Internationals.
Rohit, went on to attain 208 runs in opposition to Sri Lanka at Punjab Cricket Affiliation IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali within the match held on December 13, 2017.
The precise-handed batter smashed 13 fours and 12 sixes to register the rating of 208 in opposition to Sri Lanka which helped India publish a rating of 392/4 within the allotted fifty overs. The hosts then went on to win the match by 141 runs.
Rohit has scored two double tons of in opposition to Sri Lanka and one in opposition to Australia in ODIs. The precise-handed batsman is the one cricketer to smash three double hundred in ODI historical past.
Legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar was the primary cricketer to attain a double hundred in ODI cricket.
Rohit was named India`s new ODI skipper final week and he takes the reins from Virat Kohli as India gear up for the upcoming white-ball sequence.
“I`m deeply honoured and grateful for the chance. It`s an enormous accountability. I`m completely blissful about it. I look ahead to main crew India in white ball cricket. It`s going to be an thrilling journey, one thing that I`m trying ahead to,” Rohit just lately stated in an interview posted on the BCCI web site
“Each time I`ve gotten a possibility I`ve tried to maintain it quite simple, tried to maintain one factor in widespread which is evident communication to the gamers, ensuring that they perceive their position,” he added.
Rohit will now be seen in motion within the South Africa sequence which will get underway from December 26.
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