If you closely observe the performance of different cricket team in bilateral series at home conditions very few teams come closer to Men in Blue.
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They have shown utter dominance in most matches they have played at home which include the recently concluded ODI series against Sri Lanka where Men in Blue defeated the Lankans with a score of 3-0.
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Virat Kohli became the man of the series for his brilliant run.
India’s Mohammad Shiraj has been sensational with the ball; in the final ODI of the Kerala series, he claimed 4 wickets.
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All eyes are now on other hitters, especially skipper Rohit Sharma who hasn’t been steady with the bat since Kohli rediscovered his old mojo with the willow and is stumbling back-to-back centuries.
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Sharma scored only in the first match but couldn’t continue his performance in the next two matches and former India cricketer turned commentator Gautam Gambhir has recently criticized Sharma for not scoring 100 in the last 50 innings.
It is surprising that we don’t talk about skipper Rohit Sharma a lot when it comes to his batting performance as he hasn’t been consistent with the willow and also in important games in ICC T20 World Cup where India played against Men in Green where Sharma failed with the bat.
2️⃣8️⃣3️⃣ runs in three matches with a top-score of 1️⃣6️⃣6️⃣* 👌👌
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In an interview with Star Sports, Gambhir said it’s time to start discussing the performance of the Indian captain, who hasn’t been reliable in terms of runs and hasn’t scored a century in the past 50 innings. If Kohli had experienced the same thing, we would have criticised the latter, but what about the former, who, given the breadth of talent he possesses, also needs to make a century.