New Delhi. Even in Pune, captain Rohit Sharma's bat did not work. Rohit was bowled by New Zealand's legendary fast bowler Tim Southee in the third over of the innings itself. Rohit faced 9 balls but during this time he failed to open the account and was out on 0. Team India has gone on the backfoot due to Rohit being out on a duck. Rohit has been able to score only one half-century in the last seven innings. . He was able to score 6-5-23 and 8 in 4 innings of 2 Tests against Bangladesh. He was able to score 2 and 52 runs in the first test against New Zealand and Rohit's account did not open in the first innings of Pune.
However, after 9 years, Rohit Sharma was out for 0 in a test match on Indian soil. Earlier in 2015, he was out on 0 against South Africa in the New Delhi Test. Then he was bowled by pacer Morne Morkel, who is currently the bowling coach of Team India. Rohit Sharma is at sixth position among the Indian cricketers who have been out on duck the most number of times in international cricket.
Saudi's mouth would be watering these days after seeing Rohit Sharma on the pitch. Till now Tim Southee has dismissed him 14 times. Even in Pune, Southee showed Rohit the way to the pavilion on a classic out swing. Apart from Saudi, Rabada has also succeeded in dismissing him only 14 times. Talking about bowlers from other countries, Sri Lanka's Azilo Mathews has dismissed them 10 times and Nathan Lyon has dismissed them 9 times in international cricket. Trent Boult has managed to get him out 8 times and Pat Cummins 7 times in international cricket. Rohit Sharma has not been producing such innings in Test cricket for a long time, which the fans are waiting for. Everyone is waiting for when Hitman will end the drought of runs.
FIRST PUBLISHED : October 24, 2024, 8:16 PM IST
