Rohit Sharma Proves Why He’s Still the Hitman in the Second ODI!

Rohit Sharma has announced his return to the Indian team. After failing to perform well in the first ODI, he has now held his bat strongly in the second game.
With a half-century, the Hitman has proven his worth to the team and the selectors.Rohit Sharma has announced his return to the Indian team. After failing to perform well in the first ODI, he has now held his bat strongly in the second game. With a half-century, the Hitman has proven his worth to the team and the selectors.

The Indian fans would be very happy today, as the Hitman marked his return to the game in his style. He failed to perform well in the first match but made sure that the second match counted well. The second ODI of the series is being played at the Adelaide Oval, a pitch

in the beginning.

Still, Rohit Sharma led the team’s batting line-up from the front in this game. He eventually went on to complete his 59th ODI half-century, dominating against the Australian bowlers. After scoring 73 runs, the Hitman has given his statement to the BCCI selectors and fans that he is still in peak form.

1. Rohit Sharma in the First ODI

Rohit Sharma marked his official return to international cricket on 19 October. He played the first ODI for the Indian team on that day, after giving a match-winning knock in the Champions Trophy 2025 final. Playing after 7 months,

the Hitman to be in his best form in the first game.

But the Australian bowlers spoiled his return. Sharma was dismissed for just 8 runs in the first ODI, failing to register a big score. The next game of the series was set to be played at the Adelaide Oval. This ground has not been favourable to Rohit, but he wanted to mark his comeback in the toughest way possible.

2. Rohit’s Masterclass Returns

In the second ODI, fans still had a lot of expectations from the Hitman. And he didn’t let them down. Rohit Sharma came once again to open the innings for the team. The pitch was a bit tricky to the Indian batsmen in the initial overs of the game. India lost two wickets in the 7th over, as Xavier Bartlett dismissed Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli.

With this,

on Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer to stitch a partnership for the Indian team. And Rohit Sharma, being the experienced player, decided to take the majority of this role in his hands. He ensured that Shreyas Iyer took less pressure on scoring runs, as they comfortably took singles and doubles.

On a few instances, there were wrong calls too, but Rohit and Shreyas were able to look forward to the same. When the pitch started favouring the batsmen a bit, Rohit Sharma decided to take command. Fans were delighted to watch Rohit smash sixes against the Australian bowlers, and that too on his favourite,

 

Eventually, Rohit went on to complete his 59th ODI half-century in 74 balls. He started to look forward to the next milestone, which was to get a ton for the team. However, Mitchell Starc spoiled the plans for him, as he took his wicket,

for 73 runs off 97 balls.

This was also the last time Rohit Sharma was playing at the Adelaide Oval. To ensure it was his best, the Hitman made the knock worth remembering for the fans, too. When he walked back to the pavilion, the crowd at the Adelaide Oval gave a standing ovation to him.

3. Rohit Makes Records

With his brilliant knock in the second ODI, Rohit Sharma didn’t just mark his comeback. He has also broken a number of records, which have etched his name in the history books of the game. It shows that the Hitman is not just here to create a statement of intent;

in the history books.

This match helped Rohit Sharma to cross the 1000 ODI runs mark in Australia against Australia. He became the first Indian batsman to reach this mark, and even marked his name before the greats such as Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli.

 

in the second ODI match. By smashing two sixes in the innings, he became the first Indian batsman to have scored 150 sixes in the SENA countries in all formats of the game. This shows that the Hitman is not just there to perform well for the team in home conditions; he will also be there to make a mark in away conditions.

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