Will Rohit Sharma Bowl Against Afghanistan Today in 2nd ODI?

The Afghanistan Tour of India 2026 goes to the 2nd ODI, between the two, which is set to be played at the Ekana Stadium, Lucknow. The first match was easily won by the home team, India, who won the match by 7 wickets with the help of a classic innings by skipper Shubman Gill.

In the IND vs AFG 2nd ODI, Team India made three big changes to their side and has been playing with 4 bowlers and 1 all-rounder, which has made them go with fewer bowling options in the match. However, ahead of the match, the BCCI posted a video of Rohit Sharma bowling in the nets, which made fans curious to know whether he would bowl today against Afghanistan or not.

Will Rohit Sharma Bowl Against Afghanistan Today?

The BCCI posted a video on X, where one of the best batsmen in India, Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal were bowling in the nets, along with the spin bowling coach looking after them. The video was captioned as “A new spin duo in town”, which has sparked speculation about Rohit Sharma bowling in the match. While there is no official confirmation by the management that Rohit Sharma will surely bowl against Afghanistan in the 2nd ODI.

However, the team combinations suggest that fans could see Rohit Sharma rolling arms against Afghan batters if needed. Rohit Sharma bowling record has been decent as he bowls right-arm off-break and has picked 2 Test wickets, 9 ODI wickets, and 1 T20I wicket when he used to bowl in the early days of his career. It would be interesting to see if Rohit Sharma will bowl and may scalp a few wickets against Afghanistan in the 2nd ODI.

When was Last Time Rohit Sharma Bowled in International Cricket?

Rohit Sharma last bowled in an international match on August 4, 2024, during the second ODI against Sri Lanka in Colombo. Surprisingly, the Indian captain bowled two overs of off-spin, giving away just 11 runs, but didn’t take any wickets.

Before that, his most recent bowling highlight came in the 2023 ICC ODI World Cup against the Netherlands, where he bowled just a few balls (0.5 overs) and picked up the final wicket to seal India’s win. However, Rohit has mainly been a batsman in his career, but he has bowled occasionally and has taken 12 wickets in international cricket.