Indian National Cricket Team captain Rohit Sharma did not have the day he wanted on day 2 of the ongoing Test against New Zealand National Cricket Team. The match between the teams is played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Rohit Sharma had a tough day with the bat as well as captain and fielder on Day 2 of the ongoing Test. Things looked tough for him as the Indian National Cricket Team had the worst possible performance with the bat, conceding just 46 runs and all in two sessions.
After that, Indian National Cricket Team The bowlers worked hard with the ball but failed to get early wickets. The New Zealand batsmen batted with a positive mindset and put the team under pressure. The hosts were also poor in the field as they took quite a lot of catches and even captain Rohit Sharma was the main culprit behind it.
Rohit Sharma dropped a dummy to give Will Young a reprieve. Ravindra Jadeja hit a stump full of spin in the last ball of the 35th over. He invited the driver and the batter went hard to him and the ball took a thick outside edge.
The ball flew to Rohit Sharma’s right on the slips. The captain of the Indian National Cricket Team reacted quite quickly and pounced. He held both hands but didn’t catch the ball as it sped out of his hands and gave life to New Zealand National Cricket Team batsman Will Young.
Rohit Shara drops the keeper
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Thankfully for Rohit Sharma, Will Young didn’t cost India too much
However, thankfully for Rohit Sharma, Will Young didn’t cost India much. Ravindra Jadeja bowled a batter in his next innings which was a huge relief for the skipper.
Ravindra Jadeja bowled a full delivery and gave the batter a lot of air. Will Young bent to sweep and the ball landed on him. He didn’t reach the pitch and tried to match and was swept; he could only manage a top edge towards fine leg where Kuldeep took it safely.
Got the better of India on day 2
Coming into the match, India had a terrible performance with the bat in the first innings. The New Zealand pacers took full advantage of the cloudy conditions and troubled batting. Indian wickets fell like a pack of cards as Matt Henry (5/15) and William ORourke (4/22) homered.
Rishabh Pant (20) scored 46 for India, the lowest in Asia. New Zealand got off to a solid start with the bat as Devon Conway (91) and Tom Latham (15) batted positively. Young (33) added 67 runs for the duo’s opening stand before joining Conway.
He stitched two 75 runs for the second wicket and put the hosts under pressure. Rachin Ravindra (22*) and Daryl Mitchell (14*) then stepped up and finished the day on a high for New Zealand. At stumps on the second day, the visitors were 180 for three and led by 134 runs.
