India captain Rohit Sharma returned to T20I colours on Thursday after a gap of more than 14 months. Rohit, who previously played a T20I during the semi-final defeat to England at the World Cup in 2022, achieved a huge record as India defeated Afghanistan by six wickets in the first T20I in Mohali on Thursday. Rohit is now the first player to be part of 100 T20I wins. This was Rohit’s 149th game in T20I cricket, making him the most experienced player in the format.
While India did beat Afghanistan to go 1-0 in the series, Rohit had a heartbreaking return to T20I cricket for India.
He was run out on 0 following a terrible mix-up with Shubman Gill. Rohit fumed at the youngster after his dismissal, but admitted that incident of such nature can occur on the field.
“(Angry after getting out) Honestly these things happen. When it happens you feel frustrated because you want to be out there and score runs for your team. Wanted Gill to carry on. He played a good innings but got out,” Rohit said after the match.
Speaking of the match, Shivam Dube an all-rounder, made 60 off 40 balls for his second T20 fifty as India chased down their victory target of 159 with 15 balls and six wickets to spare.