Rohit Sharma exhibited his animated aspect throughout India’s pursuit of England’s ultimate two wickets on Day 3 of the Ranchi Test. With victory in sight and the sequence glory inside attain, Rohit orchestrated tactical maneuvers, deploying spinners Kuldeep Yadav, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Ravindra Jadeja from each ends. In an important second, Rohit directed fielder Sarfaraz Khan to shift his place from lengthy on to mad mid-off. While Khan promptly complied together with his captain’s directions, he additionally opted to take a daring threat within the course of.
The incident unfolded within the forty seventh over when Kuldeep Yadav was momentarily delayed from bowling the fourth ball. This delay ensued as Sarfaraz Khan opted to discipline within the shut-in place with out carrying a helmet. As he tried to influence his captain, Rohit Sharma intervened, cautioning him concerning the seriousness of his resolution and highlighting the potential risks concerned. (IND vs ENG 4th Test: Rohit Sharma Completes 4,000 Runs In Test Cricket For India)
At that juncture, umpire Kumar Dharmasena intervened, asserting that fielders in shut-in positions should put on a helmet for security causes, thus stopping Sarfaraz from persevering with with out correct protecting gear.
Watch the video right here:
Rohit Sharma to Sarfaraz Khan for not carrying helmet:
“Aye, hero nai banne ka (hey, don’t be a hero here)”.pic.twitter.com/f49Mb60cmi
 Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) February 25, 2024
Rohit Sharma Reaches 4,000 Test Runs
India skipper Rohit Sharma accomplished his 4000 Test runs through the second innings of the fourth Test towards England at JSCA International Stadium Complex on Sunday as he got here out to bat through the 192-run chase.
In the primary innings, Rohit couldn’t rating a lot and was dismissed for simply two whereas within the second innings, he’s unbeaten at 24*.
Rohit has not been in a position to capitalise on the begins that he has acquired within the sequence up to now. In the 4 matches up to now he has scored 266 runs at a mean of 38 and at a strike charge of 65.35 with one century (131 in Rajkot).
In 58 Tests, Rohit has scored 4,003 runs at a mean of 44.97, with one of the best rating of 212. He has smashed 11 centuries and 16 fifties in 100 innings. Coming to the match, India ended their day at 40/0, with skipper Rohit Sharma (24*) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (16*) unbeaten with 152 runs extra to win the 5-match sequence. (Dhruv Jurel Honors Kargil War Veteran Father With Inspirational Celebration, Video Goes Viral – Watch)
In their second innings, England was bundled out for simply 145 runs, with Zak Crawley (60 in 91 balls, with seven fours) and Jonny Bairstow (30 in 42 balls, with three fours) providing some struggle. Spinners took all the ten wickets for India, with Ravichandran Ashwin (5/51) and Kuldeep Yadav (4/22) main the bowlers. England led by 191 runs and set India a goal of 192 runs to take the sequence win by 3-1.
Earlier, India was bundled out for 307 of their first innings in reply to England’s first innings whole of 353. Despite Yashasvi Jaiswal (73 in 117 balls, with eight fours and a six) firing as soon as once more, India was left struggling at 219/7. It was wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel (90 in 149 balls, with six fours and 4 sixes) who joined forces with Kuldeep (28 in 131 balls) to sew a 76 run stand for the eighth wicket and India managed to attain above 300 runs. Spinner Shoaib Bashir troubled Indian batters and took a 5-wicket haul (5/119). Tom Hartley (3/68) and James Anderson (2/48) had been additionally nice with the ball.
England selected to bat first and put up 353 runs of their first innings, pushed by a comeback century by their premier batter Joe Root (122* in 274 balls, 10 fours), a half-century from Ollie Robinson (58 in 96 balls, with 9 fours and a six) and Ben Foakes (47 in 126 balls, with 4 boundaries and a six). Ravindra Jadeja (4/67) and Akash Deep (3/83) had been the highest bowlers for India. (With ANI inputs)
