The India vs Bangladesh 2nd ODI at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Dhaka concluded on Wednesday with the hosts declaring another close triumph, which likewise handed them an undisputable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Early in the very first innings of the match, India lost their captain Rohit Sharma to a severe injury on his thumb.
However, the skipper showed enormous sportsmanship and decision to still come out to bat in order to conserve the video game.
Watch: Rohit Sharma strikes 51 at a strike rate of 18214 in spite of fighting injury
Incredible scenes were experienced in the 2nd innings of the video game at the Sher-e-Bangla arena when Shardul Thakur’s wicket in the 43 rd over, minimized India to 207/ 7 in their pursuit of the 272 runs target. What followed next practically took India through to success, as the skipper took matters into his own hands and came out to rescue India, in spite of fighting a major injury. He went on to score an unbeaten knock of 51 runs 28 balls however India disappointed the target by 5 runs.
India captain Rohit Sharma came out to bat in spite of stitches on his hand )
During the post-match interview, Indian coach Rahul Dravid exposed essential information about the captain’s injury and stated, “Rohit Sharma went to medical facility, stitches in his hand, number of injections – credit to him, he was so figured out”. The head coach went on to include that Rohit will miss out on the 3rd ODI as he will fly back to Mumbai, in order to seek advice from a specialist. Famous Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar likewise shed light on Rohit’s brave innings amidst his injury and exposed a technique that might have made India the success.
Speaking with the main broadcaster of India vs Bangladesh series, Gavaskar stated, “In hindsight you can state that why did he not pertain to bat previously. If he might have come out to bat at number 9, he needs to have come out to bat at number 7”. The previous skipper included that Rohit being available in early may have caused Axar Patel batting more smartly and not going out while searching for huge shots.
It is notable that Rohit was the third-highest run scorer for India in the match, after Shreyas Iyer and Axar. While Iyer hit 82 runs 102 balls after striking 6 fours and 3 6s, Axar played a run-a-ball knock of 56 keeps up the aid of 2 fours and 3 6s. Captain Rohit Sharma struck 3 fours and 5 6s throughout his half-century knock at a strike rate of 182.14