Hope, a chip of the old bloc, carried his bat through with a century in the first game but one number nugget that could interest the uninitiated is the runs he scored in ODIs this year.
The biggest reason for the setback in Chennai was spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav being rendered ineffective
Going into the 3rd T20, Virat was just one run ahead of Rohit. After West Indies asked India to bat, Rohit scored 71 while the Kohli scored 70*, as a result, both are tied at 2,633 runs each in T20Is
India vs West Indies 1st ODI match will be telecast live on Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD and Star Sports 2 with English commentary from 2 pm on December 15
Rohit has moved down by a spot and is now placed at the ninth spot in the ICC T20 Rankings
Indian players like Shreyas Iyer, K L Rahul, Hardik Pandya, they all follow football and they do watch all these footballers, their hairstyle and what they do with their hairstyle, says Rohit Sharma
He is the first non-footballer in the history of the league to have signed on the dotted line with Laliga
Batting first, K L Rahul, Rohit Sharma and skipper Virat Kohli hit explosive half centuries to power India cricket team to a mammoth 240 for 3
Given the way West Indian batsmen scored in the 2nd T20, Virat Kohli and company will need to up their game in all departments to be a match to this young Caribbean side
The three-match series is locked 1-1 after two-time world champions West Indies turned on the style in the second T20 International in Thiruvananthapuram following a Virat Kohli special in Hyderabad
Rohit, who played with Pollard for several years at MI, termed the West Indies cricket team captain as a 'smart thinker of the game.'
Batting first, India scored 170 for 7 with Shivam Dube hitting 54 off 30 balls and Rishabh Pant contributing an unbeaten 33 off 22
West Indies cricket team will get a huge boast with the return of Nicolas Pooran, who was banned for four matches and may replace Lendl Simmons in the middle order
While the Indian batting line-up will get a major fillip with Kohli's return to the T20 side, West Indies batsmen will look up to the experience of Pollard as they face Indian bowlers
Ever since Pant replaced Dhoni in the limited-overs circuit, he has been criticised by many, be it for his batting, wicket-keeping skills or be his role when it comes to reviews
In the absence of Shikhar Dhawan, the series will provide K L Rahul, who holds a good record in T20s, a very good opportunity to secure his place as Rohit Sharma's partner up the order.
Rohit Sharma will become just the third player overall to cross the milestone after former Pakistan and West Indies captains Shahid Afridi (476 sixes) and Chris Gayle (534 sixes)
Rohit currently charges Rs 1 crore per day for each brand which can be anything from TVC, promotional event, print or digital commitments
The 27-year-old, who represents Mumbai in the domestic circuit, has played 38 T20 games, having scored 628 runs while picking up 18 wickets
The city turned pink, the crowd responded to the brainchild of its favourite son Sourav Ganguly, who arranged a first-of-its-kind match in less than a month's time