Rohit Sharma does not take field on day 3, BCCI reveals reason behind his absence

Indian captain Rohit Sharma did not come out on the field on day 3 of the fifth Test after India’s batting within the first innings got here to an finish. The Men in Blue had been bowled out for 477 and added solely 4 runs to their in a single day complete of 475. 

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed Rohit’s absence from the field. “UPDATE: Captain Rohit Sharma has not taken the field on Day 3 due to a stiff back,” BCCI wrote in an announcement on social media. Notably, in Rohit’s absence, the group’s vice captain Jasprit Bumrah is main the Indian group on the field. 

India made a complete of 477 runs and had been cleaned up rapidly on the third day. James Anderson bought to his 700th Test scalp when he eliminated Kuldeep Yadav caught behind. Shoab Bashir then eliminated the final Indian batter Bumrah to wrap up the hosts, who had been in search of a 500-run complete.

Captain Rohit Sharma scored an excellent century within the first innings, his second total within the collection. He made 103 off 162 balls earlier than Ben Stokes bought the Indian skipper on his first ball since the Ashes 2023. Rohit and Shubman Gill partnered for 171 runs for the second wicket. There was no replace on Rohit after the second day.

Rohit has now proven his kind with the bat for the second time within the collection as there was a variety of speak about his batting. He made 131 within the third Test in Rajkot and now scored 103. Rohit has been amassing quite a few centuries since turning 30. The century in Dharamsala is his thirty fifth in International cricket after turning 30, which is the joint-most for an Indian alongside Sachin Tendulkar.

Rohit has additionally led by instance within the collection. His bowling adjustments and field placements have been praised by many cricket pundits. The followers look ahead to extra updates on the Indian skipper.

India’s Playing XI:

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Devdutt Padikkal, Ravindra Jadeja, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah

England’s Playing XI:

Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Ben Stokes (c), Jonny Bairstow, Ben Foakes (wk), Tom Hartley, Shoaib Bashir, Mark Wood, James Anderson