The elegant right-hander, who hails from Mumbai's Worli area, achieved the feat in the ongoing first Test against New Zealand on the second day of the match
Sharma was also in praise of off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, terming him as an attacking option for a team, especially in the middle overs.
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Captain Rohit Sharma will not waver from his ruthless approach but might try out a few of his reserve players as India aim for a clean sweep against New Zealand
New Zealand arrived in India less than 24 hours after losing the World Cup final to Australia
India captain Rohit Sharma on Friday lauded the application of his players under pressure situations and attributed the T20 series win over New Zealand to "team effort".
India beat New Zealand by 7 wickets and win the series
India will look to clinch the series albeit with a more impactful batting performance from the middle-order in the second T20 International here on Friday.
India beat New Zealand by 5 wickets to take 1-0 lead in the three-match T20 series
All eyes will be on whether the hosts are able to avenge the loss they suffered at the hands of the Black Caps in a 'Super 12' game of the T20 World Cup in the UAE
Both fondly recalled their first interaction ahead of the T20 series opener against New Zealand
India's new T20 captain Rohit Sharma doesn't foresee any change in Virat Kohli's role as a batter in the new set-up and expects his predecessor to continue dishing out impactful performances
Sharma will begin his stint as Team India's full-time T20I skipper in the upcoming series against New Zealand and a good performance by the team in these three matches could boost his chances
Rohit Sharma was on Tuesday was officially anointed India's new T20 captain replacing Virat Kohli, who has been rested from the three-match series against New Zealand starting November 17 in Jaipur
Ravi Shastri feels that Rohit Sharma is "ready and capable" to take over the T20 captaincy
India reached the target of 133 in 15.2 overs with Rohit Sharma (56) and KL Rahul (54 not out) stitching 86 runs for the opening stand to set up the win in their final Super 12 match
Kohli on Monday more or less confirmed that Rohit Sharma will replace him as T20 International skipper
Rohit Sharma was referring to the losses against Pakistan and New Zealand
Kohli could not believe his ears when he was asked whether Rohit Sharma could be dropped for his failure in the T20 World Cup loss to Pakistan
Skipper Babar Azam stroked his way to 68 while his opening partner, Mohammad Rizwan, smashed 79 as the Indian bowlers struggled to contain the two batters