'Rohit Sharma's knock against Pakistan out of the world'

'Rohit Sharma's knock against Pakistan out of the world'

Lavishing praise on Rohit Sharma, former India skipper and ex-chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar described the opener's match-winning century .

PTIUpdated: Tuesday, June 18, 2019, 09:57 AM IST
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Mumbai: Lavishing praise on Rohit Sharma, former India skipper and ex-chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar described the opener's match-winning century on Sunday in the ICC Cricket World Cup high-octane clash against arch-rivals Pakistan as "out of the world".

"He (Rohit) has matured. He is playing for years now and is an experienced player. And I think (he is) one of the best in the world. The innings which he played yesterday was outstanding and out of the world," Veng-sarkar told reporters here on Monday.

He was speaking after launching the 'Indian Tennis Cricket Lea-gue' to be held in October at the D Y Patil stadium in nei-ghbouring Navi Mumbai.

Rohit produced a masterly century, scoring 140 off just 113 balls, to help India set Pakistan a stiff target of 337. Pakistan crumbled in the face of the huge target and lost the rain-affected game at Old Trafford in Manchester by 89 runs through the D/L method.

Rohit opened the innings with his new partner K L Rahul, who made 57, in the absence of the injured Shikhar Dhawan, and the duo laid a solid foundation for the tall score.

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