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IND vs NZ, 2nd ODI, 2023: 'Mumbai cha raja, baja raha hai baja' - Former India opener in awe of Rohit Sharma's knock (Image Source: Twitter)
India won the second ODI after chasing down the target of 109 set by New Zealand on January 21, Saturday, on the back of a well-made fifty from skipper Rohit Sharma. To add more, after choosing to bowl first, the likes of Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar and Hardik Pandya rattled the Kiwi batting line-up bundling them up within the 110-run mark.
As far as the Indian bowling is concerned, it was Shami who starred with the ball with his three-for and Rohit played the captain’s knock, making a vital contribution to the Men in Blue’s 8-wicket win against the Tom Latham-led side. In awe of Rohit’s knock, former Indian cricketer and commentator Aakash Chopra said that it was a superhit knock from the captain of the team.
The Indian team crushed Sri Lanka 3-0 in the ODI series that concluded prior to the ongoing series and with India leading 2-0 against the Black Caps, Rohit has got off a flyer as the captain of the Indian team post a dismal outing in multinational tournaments in 2022.
Rohit Sharma was the aggressor: Aakash Chopra
Reviewing the match on his YouTube channel, Chopra said that the leader of the pack played the catalyst knock against the Kiwis, with Shubman Gill backing up the captain with his unbeaten 40. With 5 consecutive ODI wins in 2023, Rohit would look to carry on with the form until the 50-over World Cup scheduled to take place at home later this year.
“There was only one way New Zealand could have made a match of it, that you pick up wickets with the new ball, but nothing like that happened. Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma - Rohit Sharma was the aggressor. When Rohit plays like that, I feel like saying Ro Superhit Sharma, Mumbai cha raja, baja raha hai baja,” Chopra was quoted as saying on his YouTube channel.
“The way he was batting, he would have definitely scored a century if they were chasing 250-300 because he scored 51 of the 72-run opening-wicket partnership. 51 runs off 50 balls - seven fours and two sixes," said the former Indian cricketer further.