In Pics: Rohit Sharma Lands in Mumbai With Family After World Cup
Rohit Sharma was accompanied with his wife Ritika and daughter Samaira.
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Indian vice-captain Rohit Sharma landed in Mumbai late on Friday night after India’s campaign at the ICC World Cup in England and Wales ended with an 18-run loss to New Zealand in the semi-final.
The Indian opener was accompanied by his wife Ritika and daughter Samaira.
Rohit had a great World Cup scoring a record five centuries, the most by a batsman in a single World Cup, and ahead of the final, remains on top of the highest run getters' chart with 648 runs to his name in nine innings.
After India’s loss in the playoffs match, Rohit had taken to Twitter to post an emotional message and thank fans for their support.
'We failed to deliver as a team when it mattered, 30 minutes of poor cricket yesterday & that snatched away our chance for the cup. My heart is heavy as I’m sure yours is too. The support away from home was incredible. Thank you all for painting most of uk blue wherever we played,’ he wrote.
India came into the tournament as one of the favourites to lift the crown. Throughout the group stages of the 10-team event, the Men in Blue played true to their favourites tag by winning seven of the eight games with the one against the Kiwis getting called off due to rain. They lost to England, but still managed to top the group with 15 points from nine matches.
In the semi-final against New Zealand, who reached the knockouts by the skin of their teeth after finishing fourth, India were overwhelming favourites to win. But despite restricting the Black Caps to 239/8 in 50 overs, India were blown away by the Kiwi bowlers led by Matt Henry (3/37) on the reserve day, after play could not be completed on the first day due to inclement weather.
India lost four top order batsmen for just 24 runs inside 10 overs before Ravindra Jadeja (77) and MS Dhoni (50) shared a 116-run seventh wicket stand to raise hopes of an unlikely victory. However, it wasn't enough in the end as India fell short by 18 runs.
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