Kevin Pietersen on Rohit Sharma: England Feels the Intimidation When He Bats

Kevin Pietersen on Rohit Sharma: Indian captain Rohit Sharma needs no introduction in world cricket, Rohit has scored a lot of runs against every team, and even the proof of Rohit’s supremacy in ODI cricket is the double century scored against Australia and Sri Lanka.

Kevin Pietersen Praises Rohit Sharma Despite Low Scores

Rohit Sharma is in the news due to his recent performance, where runs are not coming out of his bat. From the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia to the Ranji Trophy and now in the first ODI against England, Rohit’s bat remained silent and he became the victim of Saqib Mahmood by scoring just two runs.

Rohit Sharma has scored a double century thrice in ODI cricket. Rohit first achieved the feat of scoring a double century against Australia on 2 November 2013 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. In this inning, he scored 209 runs in 158 balls with the help of 12 fours and 16 sixes.

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Rohit Sharma has achieved the feat of scoring a double century against Sri Lanka twice, first on 13 November 2014 in Kolkata, where he scored 264 runs and the second time on 13 December 2017 in the second ODI of the series played in Mohali, in which he scored 208 runs. Rohit Sharma is the only player to score a double century three times in ODI cricket.

Kevin Pietersen’s Big Statement on Rohit Sharma

When Rohit Sharma comes to bat, the whole England team looks at him. It is intimidating, this is Rohit Sharma’s style. This is something that he has created himself.

It is not just because he is Rohit Sharma, it is because of the runs he has scored and his average and the way he makes people feel while batting.” (Pietersen said on Star Sports).