Rohit slammed a match-winning hundred in the second ODI against England.
Rohit, who was under scrutiny for his string of low scores in the last five months, took the English bowling attack to the cleaners at the Barabati Stadium.
Chasing 305 to win, the right-handed opener slammed 119 off 90 balls with 12 boundaries and 7 sixes, helping India get over the line with four wickets in hand and 33 deliveries to spare.
After the game, former cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar weighed in on Rohit Sharma's ability to perform as constantly as he did in 2019.
Manjrekar highlighted the amount of energy that knock consumed, considering the demanding nature of the 50-over format.
"You could see it took a lot out of him that inning. Fifty overs cricket can be physically very demanding for bowlers, fielders, and batters. Virat Kohli knows how physically draining it can be, and that is why his fitness level has allowed him to still get those hundreds by running the ones and twos," Manjrekar said on ESPNCricinfo.
Rohit's approach wasn't the one that he used to trouble the opposition bowlers in the 2019 ODI World Cup. He was class apart from the rest of his rivals and ended the tournament with 648 runs at an average of 81 and a strike rate of 98.33, including five hundreds and one half-century in nine matches.
Rohit was highly consistent in 2019 and Manjrekar isn't sure about the Indian skipper replicating the same in 2025.
"Rohit Sharma had a different template where he didn't have to run too much. It was amazing how he got his second double hundred. But at this stage of his career, when you watched him go through the whole process and get that big hundred, he wanted it. Whether he can do it day in and day out like he did in 2019, we will have to wait and see. I have my doubts. But both versions of Rohit Sharma 2019 and 2023 are excellent for Indian cricket," he stated.
According to Manjrekar, Rohit's 119 in Cuttack ODI was for the team's cause but it held much more valuable to him at a personal level.
"He wasn't as attacking or looking to give India a flyer as he did in the World Cup. But still, when he decides to pace his innings, it is incredible how easily he does it. He was very selective in the way he played his shots. I have a feeling maybe in the next match, he will play again the way he thought was the best for the team, but this one was more for himself. Obviously, he wanted the team to win, but this is the one he will say is for me," Manjrekar remarked.
Having won the first two ODIs, India are leading the three-match series 2-0. The third ODI will be played in Ahmedabad on Wednesday (February 12).