Rohit Sharma opted to throw his cap in disgust when Ravindra Jadeja ran out debutant Sarfaraz Khan on Day 1 of the third Test in opposition to England. On the second day of the Rajkot encounter, the Indian skipper teased the native hero together with his regular wit and appeal. Rohit issued a cheeky response after Jadeja was penalised for his repeated offence within the closing session of the third Test in opposition to England.
Rohit was visibly not happy with Jadeja’s bowling within the closing session(Jio Cinema)
Showing religion in speedster Mohammed Siraj within the twenty ninth over, Rohit backed his bowler by taking a assessment in opposition to England’s Ollie Pope. India have been rewarded with the wicket of the Hyderabad hero following the profitable assessment. After organising India’s short-ball ploy in opposition to England’s Bazeballers, skipper Rohit handed the ball to Jadeja earlier than the thirtieth over. Rohit was visibly not happy with Jadeja after the all-rounder overstepped twice in opposition to new batter Joe Root in the identical over.
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Rallying behind the bowler, Rohit joked with Jadeja about bowling like he was enjoying a T20 sport for defending Indian Premier League (IPL) champions – Chennai Super Kings (CSK). “Yaar, ye Jadeja IPL mein to itne no-balls nahi dalta. T20 samajh ke bowling kar, Jaddu. (Man, Jadeja doesn’t bowl this many no-balls in IPL. Think it’s a T20 game and bowl Jadeja),” Rohit instructed the Indian all-rounder within the closing session. His hilarious tackle Jadeja’s bowling quickly grew to become the speak of the city on the web.
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Jadeja was then hammered for six by Ben Duckett, who scored a record-setting century for the guests. Duckett’s switch-hit in opposition to Jadeja accomplished the 11-run over of the veteran spinner. Jadeja solely bowled 4 overs on Day 2 and the native hero didn’t take a single wicket. England opener Duckett remained unbeaten on 133 off 118 balls whereas Root confronted 13 deliveries and scored 9 runs. Duckett’s unbeaten century powered Stokes’ England aspect to 207-2 in simply 35 overs.
India with out Ashwin
Earlier, centuries from skipper Rohit and Jadeja propelled India to 445 within the 1st innings of the third Test at Rajkot. Skipper Rohit top-scored (131) for India whereas Jadeja slammed a superb hundred at his dwelling floor. England trailed India by 238 runs earlier than the beginning of Day 3 in Rajkot. Virat Kohli-less Team India can be lacking the providers of senior spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who withdrew from the third Test between the 2 groups owing to a household medical emergency yesterday. Ashwin accomplished 500 Test wickets on Day 2 of the third Test.
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