Rohit Sharma’s much-awaited return to the Indian team got off to a shaky start as he was dismissed for just 3 runs in a practice match against the Prime Minister’s XI in Canberra.
Rohit Sharma’s much-awaited return to the Indian team got off to a shaky start as he was dismissed for just 3 runs in a practice match against the Prime Minister’s XI in Canberra.
The two-day match serves as a warm-up for India ahead of their second Test against Australia, a day-night encounter in Adelaide.
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The first day of the match was canceled due to rain, but day 2 saw the game rescheduled as a 46 overs a side contest. The Prime Minister’s XI batted first and scored 240 runs before being bowled out. Harshit Rana was India’s standout player, claiming four crucial wickets to restrict the opposition.
Rohit bats at number 4 and falls for a single-digit score
Rohit, who missed the first Test in Perth due to personal reasons, returned to the lineup for this match. In Perth, KL Rahul stepped in as opener alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal and impressed with his performance, helping India to a convincing victory.
However, in this practice game, Rohit batted at number 4. He came to the crease after Jaiswal was dismissed for 45 off 59 well-made balls, and Rahul retired hurt after scoring 27 off 44 balls.
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Rohit’s innings was cut short when he tried to drive an outside delivery from Charlie Anderson. The ball caught the edge of his bat and Oliver Davies kept it safely at first slip. He faced 11 balls in his 3 runs before being dismissed in the third delivery of the 21st over.
Talking about the match, at the time of writing the report, India are 122-2 and need 119 more runs to secure a win. Shubman Gill and Nitish Kumar Reddy are unbeaten at the crease and continue the hunt for solid contributions from Jaiswal and Rahul.
The practice match offers India a final tune-up ahead of the crucial day-night Test in Adelaide.
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