Gautam Gambhir, the head coach of Team India, had a humorous interaction with the former captain Rohit Sharma during the talk the third ODI against New Zealand. The series is tied, so the final match, which is also the decider, will take place in Indore on Sunday, January 18.
Rohit was observing something very carefully while going up the stairs with his Indian teammates when Gambhir approached him. Both had a brief but apparently friendly exchange, after which they both laughed, and Ravindra Jadeja came up to share a laugh with Rohit too.
India is determined not to lose to New Zealand in terms of home ODI series, which is why they are putting in their best effort for the last fight tomorrow. After a brilliant 301-run chase in the first match, the home team had an off-day in the second ODI. In their 50 overs, they only scored 284 runs, while New Zealand successfully chased the target down in the 48th over with seven wickets remaining.
Rohit Sharma showed extraordinary form when entering the ODI series against New Zealand, and because of that he reached the No. 1 ODI batter position in the world. The 38-year-old accumulated 194 runs during the three-match series in Australia, which was his first series after announcing his retirement from Tests. Despite India's loss of that series 1-2, Rohit still got the Player of the Series award.
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The seasoned opener kept up his strong finish to the 2025 season and made 146 runs in the three-match home ODI series against South Africa. Rohit scored half-centuries in the first and third ODIs, which were both won by India, thus leading to a 2-1 series victory.
Nonetheless, the right-handed batsman could not score above 30 in both games despite getting settled in the 20s, the right-handed batsman could not reach more than 30 in both matches despite getting settled in the 20s. Prior to the final contest, Rohit had a mere 25-run average with a strike rate of 74.62.
The ex-Indian captain was also deposed from his number one ICC ODI position by his fellow player Virat Kohli and got relegated to the third spot.
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