Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, India won the T20 World Cup 2024 title in June this year. Rohit Sharma was appointed the captain of white-ball cricket in 2021, after which he became the captain of all formats in 2022. Under the leadership of Hitman, the team also reached the finals of the ODI World Cup 2023 and the World Test Championship, but the team could not win the trophy.

Rohit Sharma made his international cricket debut for India in 2007, but he was not a regular in the national team initially. He was given many opportunities but due to lack of consistency, he failed to make a place in the permanent Team India, he was also out of the 2011 ODI World Cup team. Meanwhile, recently cricket commentator Aakash Chopra has made a big statement about Rohit Sharma’s cricketing journey.

Rohit Sharma entered the golden phase of his career after 2013- Aakash Chopra

Recalling Rohit Sharma’s cricketing journey, Aakash Chopra said that not being able to play in the 2011 ODI World Cup will definitely hurt him. The cricket commentator also said that it was the year 2013 that changed Rohit’s career forever. Talking on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra said,

Rohit Sharma’s initial years in international cricket were full of ups and downs. His talent was clearly visible, but he could not convert his starts into big scores. Rohit suffered a major setback in 2011 when he was dropped from the ICC World Cup team. The most important moment of Rohit Sharma’s career was when he was opening with Shikhar Dhawan in the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy.

The cricket commentator further said,

Opening gave him the freedom to play his natural game and Rohit’s career started to rise from there. Rohit entered the golden phase of his career after 2013. Rohit became one of the most prolific batsmen in limited overs cricket. He was known for his ability to play long innings and score runs quickly. Rohit’s ability to change gears during an innings has become legendary.