Team India skipper Rohit Sharma had a forgetful return to the T20 format for India as he obtained run out that too for a duck on his comeback after 14 months within the first T20I in opposition to Afghanistan in Mohali on Thursday, January 11. Chasing a 159-run goal in opposition to Afghanistan, skipper Rohit defended the primary ball of the Indian innings earlier than stepping out to Fazalhaq Farooqi on the second supply to hit a straight drive however his Afghanistan counterpart Ibrahim Zadran dived to his proper to avoid wasting the ball from going to the boundary.
However, Rohit had already dedicated himself for a run however his accomplice Shubman Gill was unmoved. Gill was watching the ball and even confirmed his hand indicating Rohit to cease however there was a run as Zadran needed to dive, gather himself and choose the ball after which throw. Rohit got here to the non-striker’s finish and Gill did not even go away his crease as each the batters discovered themselves on the similar finish earlier than Zadran threw it in direction of the wicketkeeper Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who whipped the bails off to dismiss the Indian skipper.
Rohit was naturally not pleased with Gill’s response and on his option to the pavilion misplaced his cool at his opening accomplice whereas signalling that he ought to have responded because it was the Indian skipper, who was on the hazard finish. The video of the incident has gone viral.
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Gill, nevertheless, rapidly recovered from the incident and smashed a quickfire 12-ball 23 with the assistance of 5 fours. However, his cameo was lower quick by Mujeeb ur Rahman, who noticed Gill coming out of his crease and deceived him in flight to get him stumped. However, Shivam Dube and Tilak Varma since, have ensured India stayed on course of the goal with common boundaries and sensible all-round cricket. Earlier, Mohammad Nabi’s 27-ball 42 helped Afghanistan breach the 150 mark, which was trying tough at one level after they had misplaced 57/3 in 10 overs.
