T20 World Cup, Team India captain Rohit Sharma was back in the T20I circuit on Thursday, January 11, when the men in blue faced Afghanistan in Mohali.
In the opening match against Afghanistan in Mohali on Thursday, Rohit carried the team without Virat Kohli for the first time In the Indian innings, Rohit came down the track and creamed the ball towards mid-off after playing many months. He came to bat first with Shubhman Gill on the other side
In Fazalhaq Farooqi's first over.
Gill was merely a spectator for the non-striker, as he was just seeing the ball when the Indian opener ignored Rohit's request for a quick single. Although Gill attempted to send Rohit back, the Indian had already darted in to finish the single.
Following the terrible misunderstanding, Rohit became enraged at Gill, which made news.
These events occur (during the run-out). You become frustrated because you want to be out there leading the team in runs scored.
Not everything will work out for you. What's more important is that we won the game.
During the post-match presentation, Rohit discussed his run-out and said, «I wanted Gill to carry on, unfortunately, got out after playing a very good little innings.»
Speaking about the game, all-rounder Shivam Dube's outstanding 60* from 40 balls helped India defeat the Afghans by six wickets with 15 balls remaining.
Jitesh Sharma, who is well-known for his spectacular IPL finishes, scored a fantastic 31 off 20 balls. Filling in for Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel's darting deliveries proved crucial as he finished with stats of 4-0-23-2.