The India versus Afghanistan first T20I in Mohali on Thursday saw the Rohit Sharma-drove has tick practically all containers. India frolicked home to a six-wicket win with players like Shivam Dube, Axar Patel and others giving a decent record of themselves. Nonetheless, one box that was left unrestrained was a strong batting show by Rohit Sharma. Playing his first T20I in quite a while, Rohit Sharma got out on 0 after a horrendous misunderstanding with individual opener Shubman Gill.
The episode occurred on the second chunk of the first over of the Indian innings. Rohit Sharma required a run however Shubman Gill continued to check the ball out. Rohit Sharma, by then had proactively ran towards different closures. Afghanistan players were sufficiently ready to run out the India commander.
“Take a gander at him (Shubman), he is endlessly watching. Rohit had called yes (for a run). Won’t rehash what he said in light of the fact that it isn’t extremely great. Yet, Rohit Sharma is totally right on the money, he is justified,” one of the reporters.
“There are two things in running between the wickets initially is cross, and second the checking the speed at which your accomplice can run. There’s no need to focus on you being sufficiently speedy, it’s about what your accomplice needs, how great he is,” said the other pundit.
Stump Mic
Rohit Sharma manhandling Subhman Gill
“Behc***d”
Analyst said, “he can’t rehash the word Rohit used”pic.twitter.com/H8QCITa57Z
— Gaurav (@Melbourne__82) January 11, 2024
Coming to the match, put to bat first by India, Afghanistan had a decent beginning, with captain Ibrahim Zadran (25 out of 22 balls, with two fours and a six) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (23 of every 28 balls, with two fours and a six) adding 50 runs for the principal wicket.
After Indian bowlers diminished Afghanistan to 57/3, A 68-run organization between Azmatullah Omarzai (29 of every 22 balls, with two fours and a six) and Mohammed Nabi (42 out of 27 balls, with two fours and three sixes) brought them back into the match. A strong organization between Najibullah Zadran (19*) and Karim Janat (9*) at the back finish of the innings took them to 158/5 of every 20 overs.
Axar Patel (2/23) and Mukesh Kumar (2/33) were the pick of the bowlers for India. Shivam Dube got one wicket.
In the pursuit of 159, India lost captain Rohit Sharma for a duck on his re-visitation of T20Is. Shubman Gill (23 of every 12 balls, five fours) showed plan yet couldn’t change over his begin huge score. A 44-run stand between Shivam Dube and Tilak Varma (26 of every 22 balls, with two fours and a six) brought India back into the match. Afterward, a 45-run stand among Shivam and Jitesh Sharma (31 out of 20 balls, with five fours) took India near a success. Dube scored his second T20I 50 years, getting 60 out of 40 balls with five fours and two sixes and united with Rinku Singh (16*) to dominate the match for India.
