India’s senior opening batter Rohit Sharma had a bizarre begin to his New Zealand tour as he was dismissed for a first-ever ODI duck towards the Blackcaps in the five-match ODI sequence opener at Eden Park in Auckland on Wednesday, November 4.
Chasing the simple goal of 186 runs, the India Nationwide Cricket Workforce suffered an early setback as Rohit Sharma departed for a duck after failing to handle a shocking Kyle Jamieson delivery. Earlier, ‘Flying’ Rohit Sharma’s fielding brilliance despatched Daryl Mitchell packing in 1st ODI.
Rohit Sharma departs for a duck as Kyle Jamieson gives New Zealand early breakthrough
The New Zealand pacer Kyle Jamieson bowled a full delivery exterior the off stump, which moved away after pitching. Rohit Sharma tried to play a mild shot in direction of the off facet however didn’t time it correctly. He didn’t commit totally to his shot and ended up chipping the ball into the air in direction of mid-off.
Captain Mitchell Santner confirmed wonderful presence of mind as he shortly moved ahead and completed a brilliant diving catch just inches above the ground. Rohit regarded extremely disillusioned as he shook his head and walked again to the dressing room with out opening his account.
The cautious strategy of the former Indian captain, who confronted six balls earlier than departing for a duck, proved costly for him and his team as New Zealand got the large breakthrough.
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Source: cricketaddictor.com
