Rohit Sharma’s post-match phone call in Cuttack triggers debate: Which phone is Indian captain using?

India captain Rohit Sharma finally returned to form with a stunning century in the second ODI between India and England in Cuttack. Ahead of the prestigious Champions Trophy, the Indian captain's return to form augurs well for the Men in Blue, but fans seemed curious about his choice of a phone.

However, after his match-winning 119-run knock, Rohit was seen having an intense discussion with someone on the phone, which piqued the interest of social media users. Netizens debated which phone the Indian captain was using and why it wasn't an iPhone.

Netizens question Rohit Sharma's choice of phone:

From the looks of the picture, the phone used by Rohit Sharma appears to be a OnePlus 12, but it is difficult to determine the exact model. After seeing the picture of Rohit Sharma using a OnePlus phone, most users wondered why the Indian captain was not using an iPhone.

“He has 7 phones OnePlus is one of them. He has 6 iPhones too.” Wrote one user

“I've seen him uses iphone 13 pro max in 2022-2023,and oneplus ain't bad,neither is Samsung,” added another user

“iphone baar baar ghum jata hoga toh bhai ka zyada kharcha hojata hai (iPhone must have been lost many times, it would have cost him a fortune)”

Rohit Sharma on his match-winning knock against England:

“I broke it into pieces how I wanted to bat. It's a format that is longer than T20 cricket and a lot shorter than Tests,” said Rohit Sharma during the post-match presentation ceremony.

The 37-year-old Indian skipper made the chase a lopsided affair, returning to his World Cup 2023 best with impeccable timing and effortless strokeplay. In the process, Rohit Sharma (10,987) also surpassed Rahul Dravid’s 10,889 runs to enter the top-10 ODI run-scorers' list. He now requires 13 runs to complete 11,000 ODI runs.

Riding on Rohit Sharma's 119, India chased down England's 304 with 33 balls to spare and four wickets in hand. India thus won the three-match series with a game to spare. It was Gautam Gambhir's first ODI series win as a head coach.

Rohit Sharma inches closer to another century: 

Notably, the win over England came in Rohit Sharma's 50th ODI as captain and marked the 37-year-old's 98th overall victory as India captain. Rohit has moved into fourth place on the list of India's all-time most successful captains, surpassing Sourav Ganguly (97) and just behind Mohammed Azrahuddin (104), Virat Kohli (137) and MS Dhoni (179).

The Men in Blue return to the field on 12 February for the third and final ODI of the series, where Rohit will have a chance to take his tally to 99.