INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
'Easy-going' captain once went for a tour game against Australia without his kit bag, but now boasts a stellar record when it comes to
and Adam Gilchrist would have taken place when he was just 17 in October 2004 at a ground where he would go on to play blazing knocks, the
Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai
Former India skipper and former chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar, who was chief selector of Mumbai back then, wanted to fast-track the
All things went to plan, and Rohit was named in the 14
But, on matchday, Rohit arrived at the venue without carrying his kit bag
But he held back only after Vengsarkar asked him to go easy
Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, on Sunday
The Bambaiyya twang with colloquial abuse to players and teammates when they show over-eagerness or reluctance to go for DRS or drop a catch
or misfield, often trigger meme fests
That is where the mirth ends though
While preparing for games, he is meticulous
He may look casual, but he is smart and focused
Look at how he has led in this World Cup
Every bowling change has worked
things easier for the other players
Both are getting time to get set and then explode because there is no immediate pressure to hit
Rohit will be a key scalp for Australia on Sunday
He has eight ODI hundreds and nine fifties against them
the iconic 2000-2001 Test series
ICC World Cup: Australia beat South Africa by 3 wickets in second semifinal to set up title clash with IndiaThe first ton Rohit scored
the 2003 World Cup final for the loss of just two wickets at Johannesburg
That hundred not only aided him to end a three-year century drought, but also enabled India to hunt down 359 in 43.3 overs with Virat Kohli
scoring an unbeaten 52-ball hundred
It got Rohit a permanent address as white-ball opener
Breaking: India enter World Cup 2023 final, beat New Zealand by 70 runsBoth dazzled together while batting vs Australia for the first time
as youngsters in red-ball cricket
Rohit and Kohli both battled initial struggles and inconsistency
Both matured under MS Dhoni and Kohli took over as captain from Dhoni and under him, Rohit as vice-captain, produced stunning batting feats,
notably in the 2019 World Cup with five tons
How about one more tango together in what could be their last World Cup match? Form is not an issue
