{"id":194060,"date":"2026-07-16T23:15:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T04:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=194060"},"modified":"2026-07-16T23:15:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T04:45:50","slug":"if-lords-is-rohit-sharmas-last-dance-odi-cricket-will-lose-one-of-its-greatest-showmen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=194060","title":{"rendered":"If Lord&#8217;s is Rohit Sharma&#8217;s last dance, ODI cricket will lose one of its greatest showmen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71232667\">If Sunday at Lord\u2019s does turn out to be Rohit Sharma\u2019s final appearance in India\u2019s colours, it will close the chapter on one of one-day cricket\u2019s finest opening acts.<\/p>\n<p>The numbers will remember the three double hundreds, a feat no other batter has managed in men\u2019s ODIs. They will remember 264, an innings that still defies belief on the scorecard. They will record World Cup runs, centuries, trophies and victories. But Rohit\u2019s enduring contribution to the format lies elsewhere: he showed that elegance and destruction need not be opposites. The bat seemed to move without urgency, the wrists without strain, the lofted drives without violence \u2014 yet bowlers discovered, often too late, that the innings had slipped beyond retrieval.<\/p>\n<p>His second act as an ODI batter was even more significant than his first. The promotion to opener unlocked extraordinary consistency, but the transformation before the 2023 World Cup revealed something deeper. Rohit willingly traded personal milestones for collective momentum. The measured accumulator became an unabashed aggressor, charging at fast bowlers in the opening overs and forcing opponents onto the defensive from ball one. India\u2019s march to that World Cup final was built as much on those explosive starts as on the runs that followed.<\/p>\n<p>The trophy eluded him that November. But the fearless template India embraced in that tournament outlived the disappointment in Ahmedabad and resurfaced months later when the team lifted the T20 World Cup in Barbados \u2014 a change of temperament as much as tactics.<\/p>\n<p>Indian cricket has rarely lacked difficult farewells, and it\u2019s entirely reasonable that selectors are now looking towards 2027 and the next generation. That doesn\u2019t diminish what Rohit leaves behind.<\/p>\n<p>His ODI legacy extends beyond records and trophies. He expanded the possibilities of opening batting in the modern game, proving that sustained aggression could coexist with consistency. He captained with an instinctive feel for rhythm rather than rigid calculation, and batted with a generosity that often placed the team\u2019s cause ahead of his own average.<\/p>\n<p>If Lord\u2019s is indeed the final curtain, Rohit departs having handed his successors not just a place in the order, but a philosophy to bat by \u2014 one that carried India to Barbados even after Ahmedabad fell short.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jul 17, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/rohit-sharma-imminent-odi-retirement-lords-england-india\/article71232667.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If Sunday at Lord\u2019s does turn out to be Rohit Sharma\u2019s final appearance in India\u2019s colours, it will close the chapter on one of one-day cricket\u2019s finest opening acts. The numbers will remember the three double hundreds, a feat no other batter has managed in men\u2019s ODIs. They will remember 264, an innings that still&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":194061,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-194060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260716417L.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":194295,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=194295","url_meta":{"origin":194060,"position":0},"title":"BCCI rules out Rohit retirement at Lord&#039;s &#8211; Cricbuzz","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"July 17, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"BCCI rules out Rohit retirement at Lord's\u00a0\u00a0CricbuzzBCCI secretary dismisses speculation on Rohit Sharma's ODI future\u00a0\u00a0CricinfoInside The Rohit Sharma, Gambhir, And Agarkar Power Struggle\u00a0\u00a0RediffPressure piles on Rohit as selectors signal ODI transition ahead of 2027 World Cup\u00a0\u00a0Telegraph IndiaRohit Sharma's international future hangs in the balance\u00a0\u00a0espn.in Source link","rel":"","context":"In &quot;National News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"National News","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?cat=7"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784333302_there-has-been-widespread-speculation-around-rohit-sharmas-future-as-an-international-cricketer.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784333302_there-has-been-widespread-speculation-around-rohit-sharmas-future-as-an-international-cricketer.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784333302_there-has-been-widespread-speculation-around-rohit-sharmas-future-as-an-international-cricketer.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":193980,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=193980","url_meta":{"origin":194060,"position":1},"title":"3rd ODI at Lord&#8217;s could be Rohit&#8217;s farewell as selectors prepare to look ahead","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"July 16, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The third ODI at Lord's could be Rohit Sharma's final international appearance, with selectors keen to begin India's transition by backing Yashasvi Jaiswal ahead of the 2027 ODI World Cup. 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