In the fourth test match played between India and England in the Oval Test match, Rohit Sharma was given the title of Player of the Match. Rohit Sharma had scored only 11 runs in the first innings of this match, but in the second innings he scored 127 runs and played a big role in taking Team India to a big score. Rohit was adjudged the best player of the match for his innings, but he made a wonderful comment about Shardul Thakur, saying that he deserved this title more than me.
After being adjudged man of the match, Rohit Sharma said that, I wanted to spend more and more time on the field. The second innings was special and for me this century was also special. Virat only appreciated the effort of the batsmen, but as a unit it was very important. I am happy that with my innings, I was able to put the team in a better position. Reaching the third mark was not on my mind. There was pressure on the batsmen and we batted according to the situation. I know the importance of opening the innings and I am glad that I cooperated.
Let us tell you that Shardul Thakur’s performance in this match was very good. Especially the way he batted in both the innings was commendable. He scored 57 runs in 36 balls in the first innings, while in the second innings he played an important innings of 60 runs. These innings of his helped a lot in the victory of the team. Talking about bowling, he took one wicket in the first innings and two wickets in the second innings. Seeing this all-round performance of Shardul, Rohit said that, Shardul Thakur used to deserve this award more than me. Let us give you one more information here that, as Asian players on the Oval ground, Younis Khan and Rohit Sharma have won the Man of the Match titles.