Image Source : BCCI.TV England quick bowler Jofra Archer induced an outside-edge off Rohit, bowling quick outside-off.
Rohit Sharma’s poor outing in Test cricket continued in India, because the opening batsman was dismissed for six on Day 3 of the continued first Test in opposition to England in Chennai.
Sharma has crossed 50+ rating solely as soon as in his final seven Test innings, averaging solely 23.1 for 162 runs. This can also be the primary time since 2015-16 when the Indian opener failed to succeed in double-figures in successive Test innings. He was dismissed on 7 within the second innings of the Brisbane Test in opposition to Australia.
When India bat second, Rohit Sharma averages 22.25 as opener, with just one half-century in eight innings.
England quick bowler Jofra Archer set Rohit up completely within the fourth over of the sport. Archer bowls a back-of-the-length ball first and generates motion off the bounce, beating Rohit’s bat. On the second supply, Archer angles it into the pads however the leg-side line permits Rohit to flick it fantastically for a boundary.
Archer, then, introduced out the short-pitched supply once more and Rohit, clearly boosted in confidence with a boundary on the earlier supply, chases the supply and will get an outdoor edge. Wicketkeeper Jos Buttler makes simple work for the catch behind the stumps.
Watch the dismissal:
Earlier, England have been bowled out on 578 within the first innings of the Chennai Test. The facet’s captain Joe Root slammed an unimaginable double-century, scoring 218 runs, whereas all-rounder Ben Stokes (82) and opener Dom Sibley (87) additionally made key contributions within the innings.
For India, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin took three wickets every, whereas Ishant Sharma and Shahbaz Nadeem every picked up two wickets.
