The cricket fraternity was all praise for Rohit Sharma’s bravery as he came out to rescue his team with a dislocated thumb in Dhaka on Wednesday. Chasing a target of 272 with difficulty, India They were reduced to 207 for 7 when Rohit decided to go out and try to save his team. The Indian skipper was taken to the hospital earlier in the day after sustaining an injury while catching the ball in the slips. He did not return to the middle and in his absence, vice-captain KL Rahul took charge.
But hours later, when he came out to bat with heavy tape on his left arm, it left fans in awe. Amid pain and discomfort, the skipper scored an unbeaten 51 off just 28 balls, including 3 fours and 5 sixes, but could not finish the game in India’s favour.
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Later, head coach Rahul Dravid praised Rohit for his courage. Addressing the post-match press conference on Wednesday, Dravid gave a glimpse into Rohit’s mindset when he decided to bat at No.4. 9.
“For him to show that level of courage was phenomenal. He had a severe dislocation and had to go to the hospital to get it fixed. He has stitches in his hand, and a few injections just being able to go out and bat. But credit goes to him. , he was really determined to go out and take the opportunity and it was amazing how close he got us with that innings,” Dravid said at the presser.
“It was an absolutely phenomenal innings by the skipper. It took a lot of courage to be able to go out there and take the chance but unfortunately, we couldn’t get past the boundary.”
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Unfortunately, India will be missing their skipper in the third and final ODI in Chattogram on Saturday. Dravid confirmed that Rohit along with Deepak Chahar and Kuldeep Sen would miss the next match due to their respective injuries.
Rohit will consult specialists about his injury after which a decision will be taken on his participation in the two-match Test series starting next week in Chattogram.
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