India vs Netherlands

KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma are afflicted of the new ball issue, and for the first time on this trip, they came face-to-face with a batter friendly, ...

It has resulted in a lower yield of runs (28 innings) – average 29.07 compared to his career average of 31.88, but the strike rate during this interim has risen to 143.18 over his career (144 innings) of 140.31 SR. This SR against the Netherlands was only his third lowest with 30-plus runs in the past 12 months. That hunger to work it out in the middle, get that sweet timing back, and get some runs under the belt. His eyes light up and his brain automatically makes his arms swing to deposit the ball over the boundary. Like KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, too, came into the tournament with vital runs against Australia and South Africa, and yet has looked a different batsman in the warm-ups and against Pakistan. It has to do with the strike rate. [Points Table](https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/series/t20-worldcup-2022-points-table) [Full coverage](https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/series/t20-worldcup-2022) Sharma definitely was too, and it was written large on his face all of that evening as the camera panned to him. India had won the toss and opted to bat. It has been a tale of two indecisions for him so far – one of his own, the other of his partner and the umpire. Despite a long injury layoff, he got into some semblance of touch during the home series against Australia and South Africa.