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    "title": "Cricket World Cup: Rohit Sharma Factfile",
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    "excerpt": "Despite making his ODI debut in 2007, Rohit Sharma is a relative novice as captain in the format, first taking charge in 2017 and then becoming the permanent successor to Virat Kohli in 2022. In all, ",
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    "editor1": "<p>Despite making his ODI debut in 2007, Rohit Sharma is a relative novice as captain in the format, first taking charge in 2017 and then becoming the permanent successor to Virat Kohli in 2022.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In all, he has been at the helm for 34 matches and overseen 24 wins including a run to the recent Asia Cup title when India crushed Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Rohit is the only man to have made three double centuries in ODI cricket -- 208 against Sri Lanka in 2017, 209 against Australia in 2013 and the all-time highest of 264 facing Sri Lanka in 2014.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He also has a double century in Test cricket for good measure.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>At the 2019 World Cup in England, Rohit smashed five centuries, including 140 against old rivals Pakistan, but could not prevent India slipping to a semi-final defeat to New Zealand.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/live-cricket-score\">LIVE Score<\/a><\/p><p>Here is the factfile on India captain Rohit Sharma ahead of the Cricket World Cup which gets underway in India on Thursday:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Name: Rohit Sharma<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Age: 36<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Playing role: Batsman<\/li>\r\n\t<li>International ODI career<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Matches: 251<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Runs: 10,112<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Highest score:&nbsp;264<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Average: 48.85<\/li>\r\n\t<li>100s: 30<\/li>\r\n\t<li>50s: 52<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n",
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