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‘Eat five star do nothing’- Fans troll India captain Rohit Sharma for failing with bat in pink-ball warm-up tie

India defeated Australia's Prime Minister's XI by six wickets on Sunday, December 1, in the warm-up match.

byNayana Vohra

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Published - 01 Dec 2024, 20:37 IST
Updated - 01 Dec 2024, 20:37 IST

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On Sunday, December 1, Rohit Sharma, the regular captain of the Test team, made his comeback during the warm-up match between Team India (IND) and the Prime Minister’s XI (PM’s XI) at Canberra’s Manuka Oval. The ‘Hitman’ was on paternity leave, hence he missed the first Test in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT 2024-25) in Perth. As Jasprit Bumrah guided the Indian team to a historic 295-run victory, he joined the team midway through the match.

Indian supporters were anticipating the 37-year-old’s performance in his Sunday comeback match. Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul started the batting after the foreigners bowled out the Jack Edward-led team for 240 in the 46-over-a-side match. Rohit dropped to the third position in the batting order. Charlie Anderson, a 19-year-old right-arm pacer, defeated him after he faced 11 balls and managed just three runs.

Rohit attempted to break the shackles with a thunderous shot after the young player bowled a back-of-length delivery outside off-stump. But all he could muster was an outside edge, which Oliver Davies pouched safely at first slip. The Mumbai hitter would have like to spend some time in the middle against the pink ball, so India’s decision to send Rohit at No. 4 backfired horribly. It is significant to remember that the Adelaide Oval will host the second Test match between Australia (AUS) and India (India) under a pink-ball format starting on Friday, December 6.

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In the meantime, India easily chased down the 241-run goal in the warm-up match against the Prime Minister’s XI, winning by six wickets. India’s best batsman, Harshit Rana, concluded with figures of 4/44 in six overs. Sam Konstas helped the home team win the opening innings with a scorching century (107). In addition to Shubman Gill’s fluid half-century for India, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Washington Sundar all contributed significantly to the visitors’ victory.

Rohit Sharma’s batting difficulties persist.

In the home Test series against New Zealand, Rohit Sharma only managed 91 runs from six innings. After India was defeated 3-0 at home for the first time, the veteran player received a lot of criticism for his efforts.

Here’s how ‘X’ users reacted to Rohit Sharma’s dismal outing:

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