Champions Trophy, IND vs PAK: History suggests Rohit is set to score big vs Pakistan in Dubai
Champions Trophy: In the last six ODIs against Pakistan, Rohit has gone past 50 five times and two of those fifties were converted to a 100 as well. Cricket Sports
India skipper Rohit Sharma may have been going through a bit of rough patch but if history is any indicator, the batter is all set to unleash his best against Pakistan in Champions Trophy match on Feb 23 in Dubai. The Indian skipper has been superb against Pakistan - a team India plays only in ICC tournaments apart from regional Asia Cup.
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Rohit Sharma vs Pakistan in Last six ODIs
In the last six ODIs against Pakistan, Rohit has gone past 50 five times and two of those fifties were converted to a 100 as well. The Indian skipper has failed only once in the last six 50-over games against Pakistan, that too in Asia Cup prior to 2023 ODI World Cup. Rohit's last six score against Pakistan are:
- 52 in 2018 Asia Cup in Dubai
- 111 not out in 2018 Asia Cup in Dubai
- 140 in 2019 ODI World Cup in Manchester
- 11 in 2023 Asia Cup in Pallekele
- 56 in 2023 Asia Cup in Colombo
- 86 in 2023 ODI World Cup in Ahmedabad
India went on to win all those matches when Rohit scored a 50 plus barring the one in which he got out on 11 which ended in no result.
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Talking about ICC events, Rohit has played six matches against Pakistan - scoring 350 runs at an average of 58 with two fifties and a hundred. His highest against Pakistan in ICC tournaments is 140 in 2019 World Cup.
In the Champions Trophy, Rohit has played three matches against Pakistan - scoring 109 runs at an average of 36 with a highest of 91.
The last time Rohit faced Pakistan in Champions Trophy - it was the final of 2017 edition where he had gotten out on a duck.
As for Champions Trophy 2025, Rohit scored 41 in India's only match against Bangladesh on Feb 20 in Dubai.