Team India’s experiment backfires! Rohit Sharma fails to make impact at No. 4, out for 3 runs | Cricket News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: Having missed the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series due to paternity leave, all eyes were on Rohit Sharma as he made his return, with many curious about how the 37-year-old would adapt to Australian conditions ahead of the upcoming pink-ball Test in Adelaide. However, it came as a surprise when Rohit did not open the batting in the warm-up match against Australia’s Prime Minister’s XI in Canberra.In a surprising move, the Indian team management sent Rohit in at number four, but the experiment backfired as the Indian captain was dismissed cheaply for just 3 runs. Pacer Charlie Anderson bowled a back-of-a-length delivery outside off, and Rohit’s attempt to drive the ball resulted in an outside edge, which was safely caught by Oliver Davies at first slip.India opted t...