Equally importantly, he has often set the tone of their innings with the bat and is India's leading run-scorer in the tournament having overtaken Kohli.
The 36-year-old, widely admired for his lazy elegance, fell for a duck against Australia in their tournament opener but has since been dominating the powerplay overs to put India in charge.
Known for destroying rival attacks, Rohit proved he could rebuild an innings as well as he combined in a 91-run stand with KL Rahul to resuscitate India.
Rohit did not get his second hundred of the tournament but his measured knock fetched him player-of-the-match award.
"It's just not about going and playing my shots," the opener said after helping India clinch the bowler-dominated contest against holders England.
Persons:
Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Rohit, Kohli, Jos Buttler, KL Rahul, It's, you've, Amlan Chakraborty, Pritha Sarkar
Organizations:
Australia, England, KL, India, Thomson
Locations:
DELHI, India, Lucknow, New Delhi