- Captain Rohit Sharma is returning to domestic first-class matches after almost 10 years. Rohit has played a first-class match for Mumbai after 10 years against Jammu and Kashmir.
Rohit Sharma: The second phase of Ranji Trophy 2024-25 in India has started from January 23. Many veteran players are making a comeback after a long time in these domestic first-class matches, including the name of captain Rohit Sharma. Rohit made a comeback in the Ranji Trophy after almost 10 years, but he failed to make an impact and returned after scoring 3 runs.
But there was a time when the captain’s performance was amazing in domestic tournaments. When he came to bat at the crease, the legs of the opposing team’s bowlers would start trembling. Meanwhile, one of Rohit Sharma’s innings is in the headlines, in which he scored his third century for Mumbai in a stormy manner.
Rohit hit a triple-century

This triple century of captain Rohit Sharma came at a time when his team desperately needed it. After losing the toss and batting first, Mumbai’s first 3 wickets fell for just 131 runs. After this, Rohit Sharma and former Mumbai opener Sushant Marathe took charge of the innings and started taking Mumbai towards a big score. During this, Rohit Sharma faced 322 balls and played a brilliant innings of 309 runs, which included 38 fours and 4 sixes.

During this period, Hitman’s strike rate was 95.96. Apart from Rohit, Sushant Marathe also scored a century from Mumbai. Sushant scored 144 runs in 323 balls in this match. While Ajinkya Rahane scored 56 runs.
Rohit batted for 458 minutes
Rohit Sharma, famous for his explosive style, was seen batting patiently in this match. Rohit’s patience can be gauged from the fact that he spent 458 minutes on the crease to play an innings of 309 runs. While during this time he was not at all hesitant to send the bad balls of the bowlers outside the boundary line, he also gave respect to the good balls.
Batting first, Mumbai declared the innings at 648 for 6 thanks to Rohit’s triple century. In response, Gujarat also made a great comeback and managed to score 502 runs thanks to strong centuries from Parthiv Patel (149) and Bhavik Thakar (122). Batting in the second innings, Mumbai scored 180 runs for 2 wickets with the help of strong half-centuries from openers Sahil Kukreja and Sushant Marathe, but this high-scoring match ended in a draw.