India skipper Rohit Sharma gives up his wicket and holes out to a fine leg, this time as an opening in the first Test on Tuesday, December 26 at the SuperSport Park in Centurion.
As the visitors lost their first wicket for 13 runs after the fifth over, the right-handed batsman went for just five runs off 14 balls.
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Kagiso Rabada delivered a length ball that was aimed for Rohit’s body. The hitter hit the pull shot, but it was caught by fine-leg outfielder Nandre Burger.
The pacer grinned, raised his hands, and rejoiced by gazing up into the sky.
Rohit Sharma gives up his wicket and holes out to a fine leg
Surprisingly, Rohit Sharma is one of the top pullers in the world, yet he is frequently dismissed with his preferred stroke across all three forms. In a same manner, the 36-year-old threw away his wicket once more.
In Tests, Rohit has now scored 128 runs in nine innings at an average of 14.3 in South Africa. He had previously performed the role of a middle-order batter in his previous eight Rainbow Nation appearances.
In Tests, Rohit has now scored 128 runs in nine innings at an average of 14.3 in South Africa. He had previously performed the role of a middle-order batter in his previous eight Rainbow Nation appearances.
South Africa, captained by Temba Bavuma, opts to bowl against Rohit Sharma and company
Temba Bavuma, South Africa’s captain, won the toss and chose to bowl against Rohit Sharma’s India on Tuesday.
Nandre Burger and David Bedingham were given maiden debuts by the Proteas when Lungi Ngidi was unable to get match fit after missing the white-ball series due to injury.
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Prasidh Krishna, on the other hand, made his debut for India. Ravichandran Ashwin was named as the lone spinner after Ravindra Jadeja was ruled out due to a back spasm.
India were 23/2 after 10 overs at the time of writing, with Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill at the crease.