{"id":32366,"date":"2026-10-04T13:32:38","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T13:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=32366"},"modified":"2026-10-04T13:32:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T13:32:38","slug":"i-want-him-to-reach-that-mark-sunil-gavaskars-special-wish-for-rohit-sharma-before-retirement-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=32366","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I want him to reach that mark\u2019: Sunil Gavaskar\u2019s special wish for Rohit Sharma before retirement | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134675193,imgsize-136273,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/134675193.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018I want him to reach that mark\u2019: Sunil Gavaskar\u2019s special wish for Rohit Sharma before retirement\" title=\"Rohit Sharma\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/sunil-gavaskar\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sunil Gavaskar<\/a> was disappointed to see <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/rohit-sharma\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rohit Sharma<\/a> miss out on an ODI century in the third match against the West Indies, saying he wants the Indian opener to finish his international career with more ODI hundreds than his age.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>Rohit scored 92 off 85 balls, with 10 fours and three sixes, in India\u2019s third ODI against the West Indies. India lost the third ODI after the visitors successfully chased down 352, with captain <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/player-profile\/shai-hope\/63797\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shai Hope<\/a> scoring an unbeaten 162.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Rohit had come into the match after scoring a century in the second ODI. With captain Shubman Gill dismissed for one and Virat Kohli out for a golden duck, the \u2018Hitman\u2019 once again took responsibility with the bat.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>Rohit has scored 35 ODI centuries so far. Gavaskar said a 36th hundred in the third ODI would have taken him closer to the milestone he hopes Rohit can achieve before potentially retiring after the ICC Men&#8217;s Cricket World Cup 2027.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>&#8220;The reason I was disappointed with Rohit getting out on 92 is that he didn&#8217;t get a hundred, and he might possibly quit international cricket after the end of the ICC Men&#8217;s Cricket World Cup 2027. And at that particular point of time, when he decides to call it a day, I personally would like Rohit to have more ODI hundreds than his age. Had he gotten a century in the third ODI, he would have moved closer to achieving that feat with his 36th hundred.<!-- --> For me, it&#8217;s a special thing when a player&#8217;s hundreds outnumber his age at retirement. It shows the kind of career they have had and the standard they have kept for so many years. <!-- -->That is why I really want Rohit to reach that mark. In my last year of international cricket, I wanted to get as many Test centuries as my age, and I got out in the 90s thrice. If I&#8217;d got those hundreds, then my centuries would have matched the age of my retirement, which was 38,&#8221; Gavaskar said on JioStar, as quoted by news agency ANI.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Gavaskar also pointed out that Rohit\u2019s batting approach has changed since the 2023 ODI World Cup. <!-- -->While Rohit continues to score quickly, he now appears to place more importance on staying at the crease and turning his starts into big scores.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>According to Gavaskar, that approach can help Rohit score centuries at a good rate while also benefiting India and reducing criticism over slow batting.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>&#8220;A slight change has appeared in the batting template of Rohit that he himself set as the captain for the 2023 ODI World Cup, where he was going bang-bang from the first ball, irrespective of the possibility of getting out sooner. <!-- -->Now he recognises that his wicket is valuable. In that 2023 World Cup, he got the team off to great starts, but he&#8217;s not a batsman who will score just 30-40 runs. He&#8217;s a hundred-maker! And therefore, I&#8217;m happy to see him score big runs.<!-- --> Yes, I know he missed out on a well-deserved ton in this match, but he got a hundred in the previous game. So, the fact that he&#8217;s recognising that his job as a batter is also to get a hundred, and if he scores big, he gets a hundred in 70-80 deliveries, which is helpful for the team because that is a great scoring rate in a 50-over game and it also keeps him away from the social media critics of slow batting,&#8221; Gavaskar said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/>He finished the three-match ODI series against England with 175 runs at an average of 58.33 and a strike rate of 98.31. He then carried that form into the ODI series against the West Indies, scoring 225 runs in three matches.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/news\/i-want-him-to-reach-that-mark-sunil-gavaskars-special-wish-for-rohit-sharma-before-retirement\/articleshow\/134675193.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunil Gavaskar was disappointed to see Rohit Sharma miss out on an ODI century in the third match against the West Indies, saying he wants the Indian opener to finish his international career with more ODI hundreds than his age.Rohit scored 92 off 85 balls, with 10 fours and three sixes, in India\u2019s third ODI 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