Rohit Sharma’s struggles with the bat within the longest format continued on Tuesday, December 17, as he was dismissed for 10 by Pat Cummins within the seventh over on Day 4 on the iconic Gabba in Brisbane.
The Australian skipper bowled a supply exterior off-stump and on a very good size, inducing a drive from his reverse quantity. Nonetheless, Rohit did not transfer his toes in direction of the supply and tried to play together with his fingers, counting on hand-eye coordination. The probing supply took a skinny edge that went straight via to wicketkeeper Alex Carey, who did not want a second invitation behind the stumps.
Earlier within the day, Rohit hit a few boundaries, the second being a streaky inside edge previous the leg stump off Mitchell Starc’s bowling. The Mumbai batter solely lasted 27 balls earlier than his knock got here to an abrupt finish.
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This was one other addition to Rohit’s lacklustre scores within the 2024-25 season for the Indian staff in Check cricket. His common dropped to 11.69 after the dismissal. After lacking the primary Check as he was on paternity depart, Rohit bought dismissed for 3 and 6 within the two innings within the second Check in Adelaide. The 37-year-old would have hoped for a robust present within the River Metropolis however that wasn’t to be.
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India misplaced half their aspect on the fall of Rohit’s wicket. When the veteran was dismissed, the vacationers had solely 74 runs on the board. This was after Rohit and KL Rahul stitched a gritty 30-run partnership. The latter may have been dismissed for 33 off the primary ball on Day 4. Nonetheless, Steve Smith dropped an everyday probability off Cummins as Rahul lived to battle on.
Rahul went on to notch up his 17 Check half-century. Whereas the Karnataka batter continued his keep on the crease, he’ll search for assist from the opposite finish to information India to keep away from the follow-on.
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