Rohit Sharma, fresh from Lord’s heroics, comes in style for The Hundred opener

Fresh from his Lord’s ODI heroics between India and England, Rohit Sharma arrived at the Oval in style to enjoy The Hundred opener between MI London and Sunrisers Leeds. Despite India losing at Lord’s, Rohit silenced his critics well made 138 off 110 balls.

Indian superstar Rohit Sharma is at the Kia Oval tonight

After a century at Lord’s over the weekend he came south of the river to the loft where the Hundred comes to life!#MILondon pic.twitter.com/EKkta21nXh— MI London (@MILondonCricket) July 21, 2026

Rohit was seen interacting with fans and posing for a few selfies before taking to the stands for the match. The former Indian captain was present to watch MI London, the sister team of his IPL franchise Mumbai Indians. Rohit was also seen in an intense conversation with MI owner Nita Ambani.

ROHIT CONDUCTS RETIREMENT CONVERSATION

Going into the Lord’s ODI, Rohit was under serious scrutiny as reports suggested that BCCI were ready to walk away from him after the England tour was over.

Rohit had struggled in eight ODIs before the match at Lord’s, scoring 241 runs at an average of 30.1 and a strike rate of 88.6, with just one fifty to his credit.

While the BCCI hinted that the Lord’s ODI would not be Rohit’s last game for India, all eyes were on him to see how the Indian opener would react.

In vintage Rohit style, the former Indian captain let his batting do the talking in the match. Chasing a tough target of 388, Rohit put on a 147-run stand with skipper Shubman Gill before launching an all-out attack on England’s bowling.

Rohit reached his hundred in just 84 balls, much to the delight of the spectators present at the stadium. This also made Rohit the first Indian to score an ODI hundred at the Home Of Cricket.

When we talk after the game, Rohit simply put all talk of retirement to bedsaying his job is simply to go out and play and represent his country and not worry about outside noise.

“My job is with the bat. Come and play, represent my country. That’s what I’ve been told to do since my debut. That’s what I’m going to do,” Sharma stated bluntly. “From the moment I made my debut, the noise was there. Until then, I’ll be there, the noise will be there. It doesn’t matter to me. What matters is what I do on the field. I want to try to contribute to the success of the team. That’s what I’m focused on.”

“If there’s no noise, there’s no fun. My work is inside. Their work is outside. That’s how I look at it,” Rohit said.

Rohit is expected to be in action next when India take on the West Indies in the ODI series starting in late September.

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22 Jul 2026 07:50 IST