Rohit Sharma made a brilliant comeback to his form by playing a blistering innings of 119 runs against England. Before the Champions Trophy, the Indian captain gave a befitting reply to the critics by regaining his rhythm. He was adjudged the Player of the Match for this brilliant performance. After the match, the Hitman said that it was fun to score some runs for the team.

Last time he scored a century in ODI World Cup 2023

In the second ODI, Rohit first completed his half-century in 30 balls, then it did not take long to convert it into a century. Fans had been waiting for a long time to see a century from Rohit's bat, which finally got completed on Sunday. He scored a century in 76 balls. This is Rohit's 32nd century in ODIs. The last century in ODIs from his bat came against Afghanistan in the ODI World Cup match played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on 11 October 2023. Rohit had scored 131 runs in 84 balls at that time. Since then Rohit has played 13 innings, but he could not score a century. Rohit ended his drought of scoring a century in ODIs and a century came off his bat after 16 months. Rohit was dismissed after scoring 119 runs off 90 balls with the help of 12 fours and seven sixes. He was hunted by Liam Livingstone.

'Enjoyed scoring runs for the team'

After the match, Rohit said- I enjoyed batting and scoring runs for the team. This is an important series. But I planned how to bat in ODIs as to how to bat. This format is different from T20 and shorter than Tests. I wanted to bat for a long time and that was my focus.

He further said- I had prepared myself. How to face the balls coming towards the stumps, how to find the gap. Both Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer supported me well. Gill is a great player, he does not let the situation dominate him and the figures testify to this.

Third Indian to score most centuries in international cricket
With this, Rohit has become the third Indian batsman to score most centuries in international cricket. This is Rohit's 49th international century and in this matter, he has left behind Rahul Dravid, who has scored 48 centuries in international cricket. Sachin Tendulkar tops this list with 100 centuries, while Virat Kohli is in second place with 81 centuries.

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