IND vs NZ, World Cup 2023: Rohit Sharma’s bat is on fire in the World Cup 2023. At present, he is at second position in terms of scoring most runs in this tournament. He has been successful in giving a flying start to Team India in the last three matches. In this World Cup, he is scoring runs with a batting average of 66 and explosive strikes of 137. These figures of Rohit are amazing and similar batting is expected from him in the match against New Zealand today (22 October). However, there seems to be little chance of this expectation being fulfilled against the Kiwi team.
Actually, Rohit Sharma has flopped badly in front of New Zealand fast bowler Trent Boult. His bat has never been able to keep up with Bolt. Both of them have faced each other in 13 ODI matches and during this period Rohit has faced a total of 137 balls from Boult. Rohit could score only 89 runs on these 137 balls. The special thing here is that the hitman who has hit the most sixes in international cricket has not been able to hit even a single six to Bolt till date.
In these 13 matches, Rohit has been able to score runs against Boult at a strike rate of only 64.96. His batting average has also been 22.25. During this period, he has become the victim of bolt 4 times. Overall, it is going to be a big challenge for Rohit to overcome Bolt in today’s match.
Dharamshala pitch will also help Bolt
Teams of India and New Zealand will compete today in Dharamshala ground. The pitch here has always been helpful to fast bowlers. Even today the fast bowlers will get speed and movement on the pitch. In such a situation, it is not going to be easy for Rohit Sharma to face Bolt with the new ball. Then Trent Boult is also bowling brilliantly in the World Cup 2023. In 4 matches, he has bowled at an economy rate of only 4.14. During this period he has also taken 5 wickets.
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