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Want Rohit Sharma to have more ODI centuries than his age when he retires: Sunil Gavaskar

Want Rohit Sharma to have more ODI centuries than his age when he retires: Sunil Gavaskar

Former India cricket captain Sunil Gavaskar expressed disappointment that Rohit Sharma fell eight runs short of scoring his 36th ODI century during India's match against the West Indies in Mullanpur. Gavaskar, who himself retired with 34 ODI centuries at the age of 38, said he would personally like Rohit to have more centuries than his age when he retires.

At 39 years old, Rohit has already scored 35 ODI centuries. If he had scored a century in the third ODI, he would have reached 36, matching his age. Gavaskar believes that having more ODI hundreds than a player's age at retirement is a sign of an exceptional career. He made a similar wish for himself in his final year of Test cricket, aiming for the same number of centuries as his age, which he achieved at 38.

India's team, under Rohit's captaincy, scored 351/7 in the match, but ultimately lost by five wickets to the West Indies.

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