Fresh from his heroics during the Lord’s ODI between India and England, Rohit Sharma arrived at the Oval in style to enjoy the opening Hundred match between MI London and Sunrisers Leeds. Even though India lost the series decider at Lord’s, Rohit silenced his critics with well done 138 from 110 balls.
Indian superstar Rohit Sharma is at the Kia Oval tonight.
After a century spent at the Lord’s weekend, he has come south of the river to the land where the Hundred comes to life!#MILondon pic.twitter.com/EKkta21nXh– MI London (@MILondonCricket) July 21, 2026
Rohit was seen interacting with fans and posing for a couple of selfies before entering the stands for the game. The former India captain was present at the match of MI London, his IPL franchise’s sister team Mumbai Indians. Rohit was also seen having an intense conversation with MI owner Nita Ambani.
ROHIT STOPS TALKING ABOUT PENSION
Going into the Lord’s ODI, Rohit was under heavy scrutiny as reports suggested that the BCCI were ready to move on from him after the end of the England tour.
Rohit had struggled in eight ODIs before the match at Lord’s, amassing 241 runs at an average of 30.1 and a strike rate of 88.6, with just one fifty to his name.
While the BCCI had suggested that the Lord’s ODI would not be Rohit’s last game for India, all eyes were on him to see how the Indian opener would react.
In vintage Rohit style, the former India captain let his bat do all the talking in the match. Chasing a challenging target of 388, Rohit put on a 147-run stand with captain Shubman Gill before launching an all-out attack on England’s bowling.
Rohit scored his hundred in just 84 balls, much to the delight of the crowd present at the stadium. With this, Rohit also became the first Indian to score an ODI hundred at the Home of Cricket.
Speaking after the game, Rohit just put all the talk about retirement to bedsaying that his job was to just go out and play and represent his country without paying attention to the outside noise.
“My job is with the bat. Come and play, represent your country. This is what I have been told to do since I debuted. That’s what I’m going to do,” Sharma said flatly. “Ever since I debuted, there has been noise. There will be noise as long as I’m there. It doesn’t matter to me. What matters is what I do on the field. I want to try to contribute to the success of the team. That’s all I’m focused on.”
“If there is no noise, there is no fun. My work is inside. Their work is outside. That’s how I look at it,” Rohit said.
Rohit is expected to feature in the next game when India take on West Indies in the ODI series starting in late September.
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Published:
Jul 22, 2026 07:50 EST