Former Indian cricket captain Rohit Sharma, one of the best batsmen of the T20 format, is ready to return to domestic T20 cricket. Rohit Sharma has announced that he wants to play for Mumbai in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) knockout matches and has started preparations to strengthen his team.
Sports News: Former India captain Rohit Sharma, although retired from T20I cricket, is still interested in playing domestic cricket. According to a Times of India report, Rohit has expressed his interest in playing for Mumbai in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) knockout matches. This is the biggest stage of the domestic T20 tournament, which will be held in Indore from December 12 to December 18.
Currently, Rohit is a member of the Indian team in the three-match ODI series against South Africa. The last match of this series will take place on Saturday, December 6, after which they will be able to participate in the SMAT knockout matches.
Rohit Sharma returns to Mumbai team
According to Mumbai Cricket Association sources, Rohit Sharma has expressed his interest to play for Mumbai in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy knockout matches. Mumbai team is currently at the top of Elite Group A with 16 points after winning four matches in the league stage held in Lucknow. In this situation, the team is almost certain to reach the knockout stage.
Apart from Rohit, there are experienced players like Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dubey in the team, who play an important role in strengthening Mumbai. Rohit’s arrival will give good benefits to both the morale and technical strength of the team.
bcci domestic cricket rules
Earlier this year, the BCCI enacted a rule that any Indian player not in the national team or recovering from injury must play in domestic cricket. Under this rule, Rohit also wants to play for Mumbai, so that he can guide the young players and increase the strength of the team.
Rohit Sharma is currently in amazing form. In the ODI series against South Africa, he scored 57 and 14 runs respectively. However, his focus in domestic T20 cricket is now on the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy knockout matches.
In T20 cricket, Rohit Sharma became the first batsman to score a century for the Indian team. During the 2007 SMAT series, he scored a century of 101 against Gujarat against Mumbai. To date, Rohit has played a total of 463 T20 matches, scoring 12,248 runs, 8 centuries and 82 half-centuries. Similarly, in international T20 cricket, he has scored 4,231 runs in 159 matches.
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