Rohit Sharma Yells At Rishabh Pant For India Wicketkeeper’s Lethargic Approach During IND Vs AUS Clash – WATCH
New Delhi: Rohit Sharma gave Rishabh Pant a mouthful after the latter’s lethargic attempt to take a catch during India’s Super 8 clash against Australia in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 on Monday at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in St Lucia. The incident took place on the second over of Australia’s chase when Mitchell Marsh was batting.
The Australian captain hurried onto a bouncer from Jasprit Bumrah. As a result, the ball ballooned in the air towards backward square leg. Pant, who was the only fielder closest to the ball, started sprinting for the catch but stumbled and pulled out of the catch at the last moment and casually slapped the ball one bounce. This irked both Rohit and Bumrah before the Indian captain yelled at Pant for his approach.
Rohit sharma abused Rishabh pant. You may score runs in irrelevant match but you can’t earn the respect like zvirat Kohli. pic.twitter.com/rMFVfv3VKx
— Rajat (@Rajatvk18) June 24, 2024
In the next over, Marsh got another reprieve when Ashdeep Singh dropped the Australian off his own bowling. However, Marsh took most of the opportunity as he put on 81 runs for the second wicket with Travis Head. Eventually the Australian skipper was dismissed off Kuldeep Yadav, thanks to a brilliant one-handed catch by Axar Patel at the boundary.
Earlier, India rode on skipper Rohit Sharma’s scintillating 41-ball 92 to beat Australia by 24 runs and qualify for the semifinals. Batting first, Rohit fired on all cylinders and struck as many as eight sixes and seven fours during his sparkling knock, which powered India to an imposing 205/5.
In reply, Australia were restricted to 181/7 with Travis Head top-scoring with 76 off 43 balls. Among Indian bowlers, Kuldeep Yadav (2/24) performed brilliantly in the middle overs, while Arshdeep Singh ended with figures of 3/37.
Earlier, unperturbed by Virat Kohli’s early dismissal, Rohit went after pacer Mitchell Starc and bludgeoned him for 29 runs in his second over, setting the tone for India. Starc, who was taken to the cleaners by Rohit, returned to dismiss the India captain and give some relief to the Australian camp.
But Suryakumar Yadav (31 off 16 balls) and Shivam Dube (28 off 22) kept up the tempo with their big hits before Hardik Pandya (27 off 17) finished the India innings in style.