'Eat 5 star do nothing' – Followers troll India skipper Rohit Sharma for failing with bat in pink-ball warm-up tie

Common Captain of the Take a look at facet, Rohit Sharma, returned to motion in the course of the warm-up match between Prime Minister’s XI (PM’s XI) and Group India (IND) on the Manuka Oval in Canberra, on Sunday, December 1. The ‘Hitman’ missed the primary Take a look at within the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT 2024-25) in Perth, as he was on paternity go away. He joined the Indian squad in the midst of the encounter as Jasprit Bumrah led the facet to a monumental 295-run win.

Indian followers have been ready to see how the 37-year-old would fare in his comeback recreation on Sunday. After the vacationers bowled out the Jack Edward-led facet for 240 within the 46-over-a-side contest, Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul opened the batting. Rohit demoted himself to No. 3 within the batting order. He confronted 11 balls and scored solely three runs because the 19-year-old right-arm pacer, Charlie Anderson, bought the higher of him.

The teenager bowled a back-of-length supply outdoors off-stump and Rohit tried to interrupt the shackles with a booming drive. Nonetheless, all he managed was an outdoor edge that was pouched safely by Oliver Davies at first slip. India’s transfer to ship Rohit at No. 4 backfired miserably because the Mumbai batter would have wished to spend a while within the center in opposition to the pink ball. You will need to be aware that the second Take a look at between India and Australia (AUS) shall be a pink-ball affair, which shall be performed on the Adelaide Oval, starting on Friday, December 6.

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In the meantime, India gained the warm-up match in opposition to Prime Minister’s XI by six wickets as they chased down the 241-run goal with consummate ease. Harshit Rana starred with the ball for India as he completed with figures of 4/44 in six overs. Sam Konstas slammed a blistering century (107) to raise the house facet within the first innings. Shubman Gill scored a fluent half-century for India, whereas Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Washington Sundar made essential contributions to take the guests over the road.

Rohit Sharma’s batting woes proceed

Rohit Sharma scored simply 91 runs from six innings within the house Take a look at collection in opposition to New Zealand. The seasoned campaigner drew a whole lot of flak for his performances, particularly after India have been whitewashed 3-0 for the primary time at house.

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