Why Will 19 November Forever Haunt Rohit Sharma?
A single date can be enough to haunt any Indian player. But the date 19 November holds some unwanted memories for the former Indian captain, Rohit Sharma. This date has not only brought the 2023 World Cup final loss for him, but something else which came today.
A single date can be enough to haunt any Indian player. But the date 19 November holds some unwanted memories for the former Indian captain, Rohit Sharma. This date has not only brought the 2023 World Cup final loss for him, but something else which came today.
It is 19 November today, and around the world, the day is being celebrated as International Men's Day. But for the Indian fans, they have not celebrated much on this day. Till now, fans recall the date as the occasion where billions of people got their hopes of get thrashed.
The one who was the most sad that day was Rohit Sharma, the Indian captain. Even two years after the same, India has two ICC trophies but not the World Cup, as the void remains to be filled. This date, i.e., 19 November holds not just one but two haunted memories for Rohit Sharma. Another bad memory for Rohit Sharma on this date has been unlocked a few hours ago.
1. Losing the World Cup Finals
19 November 2023 could be termed as a date which all the Indian cricket fans would love to forget. It holds some haunted memories not just for the Indian cricket team, but also for the fans. On this date, India was playing in the final match of the World Cup after 12 years. of the tournament being undefeated.
Winning all 9 games in the league stages, India also went on to defeat New Zealand in the semi-final stages and reached the finals. This time, the team had to go against Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium. They had already defeated Australia before in the league stages, which b
Australia was able to win the toss in this game and they had decided to send India to bat first. India got a great start with the help of the captain, Rohit Sharma. Shubman Gill lost his wicket early, scoring just 4 runs in the game, but Virat Kohli maintained the flow of scoring runs. In the last over of the power play, Rohit had scored two boundaries against Maxwell and attempted for another.
But this time he mistimed it, and Travis Head took a fabulous catch to dismiss Rohit at the score of 47. Shreyas Iyer was also not able to score well, as Virat Kohli and KL Rahul started to stitch a partnership. With Kohli scoring 54 and Rahul scoring 66, India was able to before being all out.
In the chase, Australia didn't have a good start as Indian bowlers took the upper hand. They had put down Australia at 47/3. But after that, Marnus Labuschagne and Travis Head played some fine knocks which helped the team to win the finals by 6 wickets. It was a heartbreaking moment for Rohit Sharma, as he was also seen in tears after the game.
2. Losing the Number 1 Spot
Rohit Sharma has now been at the pinnacle of his form in the ODI format. Despite being aged 38, Rohit Sharma was able to dominate for the Indian team in the ODI series against Australia. He also award by scoring a century and a half-century in the three-match series.
The most important match of them all was the third ODI, as Rohit Sharma went on to score a century. This also helped him to get his place at the top of the ICC standings. He overtook Ibrahim Zadran to finally make his way at the top. This also made him the oldest player to be present at the top spot in the ICC standings.
But his time at the top spot in the ICC standings was cut short by Daryl Mitchell. He has been doing consistently well for New Zealand in the ODI series against West Indies and England lately. This has helped him to smash centuries and even half-centuries over his last few games. As per the ICC timetable, the rankings were all set to get , which is 19 November.
And how can one expect this date to be good for Rohit Sharma. He has now lost his number one ODI spot on the same day when he lost the World Cup. Although Mitchell is expected to lose some points for missing out on the remaining games against the West Indies, he still dethroned Rohit Sharma on a date which haunts him the most.
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