India has defeated New Zealand 3-0 in the ODI series, and with this win, the India team has also reached the No.1 position in the ICC ODI rankings. Indian captain Rohit Sharma has expressed happiness over the players’ performance and praised Shardul Thakur, who turned the match in India’s favor. Rohit Sharma has called Shardul Thakur a magician.
Shardul Thakur took 3 wickets in the third ODI; visitors might even achieve the target at one point in the match. But Shardul had sent New Zealand to the backfoot by taking 3 wickets within his 2 overs, and after that, the Kiwi team could not make a comeback.
When Rohit Sharma was asked about Shardul Thakur in the presentation ceremony. The Indian captain said that Shardul Thakur has been doing this for the team for a long time, and people in the squad called him a magician. Many times he comes and gets wickets at the right time. Just need to give them more and more opportunities.
Rohit Sharma also talked about other players here and praised them fiercely. Rohit Sharma said about centurion Shubman Gill. He is in excellent form and progressing as a young player should. Rohit said that he takes every inning as a chapter and then moves forward.
If we talk about the match, Team India won by 90 runs in the third ODI in Indore. Batting first, India scored 385; in response, New Zealand’s team was reduced to 295. On behalf of Team India, Shubman Gill scored 112, and Rohit Sharma scored 101 runs, winning the series 3-0 and becoming number 1 in the ICC rankings.
