‘Hitman Replies With His Bat’: Fans Hit Back at Geoffrey Boycott After Rohit Sharma Ton at Dharamshala

Team India asserted their will over the English facet at Dharamshala on Friday as the house facet led by 225 runs at Stumps on Day 2 of the fifth and last Test of the collection.

Captain Rohit Sharma led from the shape as he made a superb 103 off 169 deliveries to propel India to a mammoth rating of 473/8 at the tip of play on the second day.

Rohit received off to a shaky begin within the first recreation of the collection and confronted criticism from former English batsman Geoffrey Boycott, who wrote scathing evaluations of the Indian skipper terming him ‘past his prime’.

Boycott wrote in a column on The Telegraph, “Their captain Rohit Sharma is nearly 37 and past his best. He makes pretty cameos but has scored only two Test hundreds at home in four years.”

The feedback didn’t sit properly with the trustworthy of the Indian opener who has smashed two tons and a fifty for the reason that former England participant’s feedback.

Boycott clarified stating, “Supporters of Rohit stop defending the indefensible he’s been a super batsman & is still good but nobody gets better after age 36, we all decline in fitness reactions speed of of thought endurance etc. doesn’t mean he can’t make runs but has to use all his experience to combat his age.”

Fans of the skipper took to social media to hit again at the Englishman.

One fan wrote, “Boycott has been boycotted !!!”

While one other mentioned, “This is The Hitman For you, He replies with his bat – Take a bow, Ro”.

Another consumer posted, “@GeoffreyBoycott Mr. Boycott needs to seriously ask Ben Stokes and co. how they let Rohit Sharma, who is “clearly past his prime”, rating two lots of and a fifty after his article.”

India will start day three with Kuldeep Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah at the crease as they appear to pile on the lead earlier than England’s second innings.