On June 20, 2026,at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai,former captain of Indian cricket team continued his strong form in third ODI against Afghanistan .
Rohit scored well-made 62,and this was his 62nd fifty in One-Day Internationals . Not small thing ah,especially when people keep talking about age,form and all those usual debates around senior players .
India were chasing 219 runs,and start was almost perfect . Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal opened together and straightaway put Afghanistan bowlers under pressure.
At time of report,India were sitting comfortably at 123 runs without losing wicket in just 15.3 overs . Rohit was on 52 runs off 48 balls,while Jaiswal was unbeaten on 58 off 47 deliveries. Basically,India had match under control rn.
Few things standing out from this chase:
- Rohit Sharma reached his 62nd ODI fifty with 62 in innings.
- Rohit and Yashasvi Jaiswal gave India strong opening partnership .
- India needed just 96 runs with all wickets intact .
And what made Rohit's innings nice was balance . He was not just blindly attacking. There were aggressive shots,careful placements,six boundaries and two sixes. Scoreboard kept moving from start only .
But his work was not limited to batting. Rohit also took three catches at first slip,helping Indian bowlers break Afghanistan's top order earlier. Afghanistan were bowled out for 218 runs after Indian bowlers kept pressure through innings.
Jaiswal also looked in same mood,playing with freedom and completing his own fifty with eight fours and one six . Both openers punished loose balls properly,and Afghanistan just could not really pull match back at that stage.
With all ten wickets still in hand and less than 100 runs needed,India looked very close to comfortable win and possible series sweep against Afghanistan . But cricket has its own funny way sometimes,so question is only how quickly India finish this from here…
