A month after his poor form forced Rohit Sharma to drop himself from a test match in Sydney, the India captain can finally breathe easy after producing a faith-restoring hundred in Sunday's second one-day international against England.

The form of Rohit and Kohli has dominated the talk in the build-up to the eight-nation tournament which gets underway on 9.

Rohit slammed his 32nd one-day ton to lead India to a series-clinching victory in the second match against the visitors on Sunday following months of speculation over his future.

A month after his poor form forced Rohit Sharma to drop himself from a test match in Sydney, the India captain can finally breathe easy after producing a faith-restoring hundred in Sunday's second one-day international against England.

Rohit scored two in the opening ODI against England, but Sunday's 119 off 90 balls was a timely reminder that the elegant opener is not a spent force yet

Rohit Sharma has led India in 36 ODIs, 50 T20Is, and 12 Tests so far since taking the leadership role from Virat Kohli in 2021.

It was a welcome return to form for Rohit Sharma in the second ODI vs England in Cuttack. ‘Hitman’ roared back among the runs with a 90-ball 119 to help India win by four wickets and clinch the series with a game to spare.