Highlights
- Rohit Sharma played an inning of 83 runs against Sri Lanka.
- India won the first ODI by 67 runs, the lead in the series.
New Delhi. India captain Rohit Sharma started the new year on a grand note by scoring 83 off just 67 balls in the first ODI against Sri Lanka in Guwahati. The year 2022 was not good for Rohit Sharma. Rohit Sharma made a comeback against Sri Lanka after suffering a thumb injury on the Bangladesh tour. Rohit Sharma scored 83 runs in 67 balls in the first ODI against Sri Lanka. Rohit Sharma played a brilliant inning, but he looked somewhat emotional on the field. Rohit looked at the sky emotionally after his half-century and named his century after his pet dog, which he had lost a day before.
Pictures of Rohit Sharma dedicating his half-century to his pet dog on the field are going viral on social media. Mumbai Indians have shared a picture of this gesture of Rohit Sharma with their official Twitter account. Rohit Sharma completed his half-century in just 41 balls. After this, he raised his bat looking at the sky in an emotional way. This was Rohit’s way of expressing his love for his pet dog.
Rohit Sharma lost his pet dog just a day before the ODI match against Sri Lanka. Rohit’s wife Ritika Sajdeh shared a very emotional message on social media by sharing a lot of pictures of the family with the pet dog.
Giving the news of the death of her pet dog, Ritika Sajdeh wrote on Instagram, “Yesterday was the most difficult day of our lives so far. We said goodbye to the love of our life. You’ve been the best furbaby ever. My first love, my first baby, the softest furball ever. There will be less magic in our lives now than before.
Giving the news of the death of her pet dog, Ritika Sajdeh wrote on Instagram, “Yesterday was the most difficult day of our lives so far. We said goodbye to the love of our life. You’ve been the best furbaby ever. My first love, my first baby, the softest furball ever. There will be less magic in our lives now than before.
Please tell us that India has won the first ODI against Sri Lanka by 67 runs. With this, India has taken a 1-0 lead in the 3-match series. In this match, apart from Rohit Sharma’s innings of 83 runs, Virat Kohli played a brilliant inning of 113 runs. Kohli played a brilliant century in 87 balls with 12 fours and 1 six. Shubman Gill also scored 70 runs.