Rohit Sharma entertains Cuttack crowd with batting fireworks

CUTTACK: With just a week left for the Champions Trophy tournament, captain Rohit Sharma gifted Indian cricket fans with something to cheer about. The Indian skipper regained his lost form and is currently on a roll unleashing his old batting fireworks against England in Cuttack on Sunday.

Chasing 305 runs in the second ODI against England in Cuttack, Rohit provided the much-needed start for India and is currently at 73 runs at the crease. The 'hitman' scored four sixes and four boundaries off 30 balls to complete his half-century. After 18 overs, India reached 143 runs with the loss of one wicket.

England captain Jos Buttler, who won the toss earlier, decided to bat first. England scored a humungous 304 runs in 49.5 overs. If not for the late-found efforts from Indian bowlers, the England score might have gone beyond 350 runs. Opener Ben Duckett 65(56) and Joe Root 69(72) scored half-centuries. Philip Salt 26(29), Harry Brook 31(52), captain Jos Buttler 34(35) and Liam Livingston 41(32) also contributed to the score.

For India, Ravindra Jadeja conceded just 35 runs in ten overs and took three wickets. Mohammad Shami, Harshit Rana, Hardik Pandya and Varun Chakraborty got one wicket each.