Rohit Sharma’s much-awaited return to T20I cricket did not go as per plans. The veteran opener failed to make any contribution with the bat in the first T20I against Afghanistan in Mohali on Thursday, majorly due to a rare mix-up with his opening partner Shubman Gill, who was late to react to a call for a single. Before going back to the pavilion for a duck, Rohit was evidently disappointed as the stump mic caught him hurling some words at the youngster. Former Indian cricketer Rohan Gavaskar also pointed his fingers at Gill while speaking about the horrid run-out.
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According to Gavaskar, it could have been a ‘walkable run’ if Gill would have promptly responded to Rohit’s call rather than looking at the ball. He further addressed the Indian skipper’s angry outburst, saying, “Let’s not forget Rohit Sharma is a kind of a person, forget captain, who doesn’t get angry that often. He is very cool, calm and collected,” Gavaskar said on Cricbuzz.
“Now, as a younger player when you see your captain who is normally at equilibrium, blowing a fuse like the way he did, then you are thinking ‘Man I’ve got to do something special’.”
It was only the second ball of India’s innings and Rohit tried to smash Afghan pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi straight down the ground. At first sight, it seemed like the ball would comfortably reach the boundary before the mid-off fielder threw his body to save the four.
As soon as the ball was stopped, Rohit attempted a quick single. He almost reached the other end of the crease but Gill had yet to move an inch as he was still watching the ball. Afghanistan made no mistake in taking advantage of the confusion, with wicketkeeper Rahmanullah Gurbaz running Rohit out at the batters’ end.
Gavaskar reckons Gill should trust Rohit as the ball had already gone beyond the non-striker. “Rohit has hit the ball, it’s his call. Nine times out of 10, the throw won’t be at your end. The fielder at mid-off and mid-on will pick up the ball and have a shy at the bowler’s end. The striker is running at the dangerous end. The mistake that Shubman made was that he was watching the ball and kept looking at the fielder. He had no idea where Rohit was until he was right next to him,” the 47-year-old explained.
Gill, however, did try to make up for his error. The young opener came up with some spectacular drives and scored 23 off 12 balls before losing his wicket to Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman. Though it was a forgettable occasion for Rohit, India registered a comprehensive 6-wicket victory over Afghanistan in the first T20I, taking an early lead in the three-match series.
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