Ahead of the 3rd ODI against Sri Lanka on Wednesday, August 7, India captain Rohit Sharma was visible having a friendly interaction with one of the floor group workers. India is trailing 1-0 within the 3-match series following a 32-run defeat in the 2nd ODI.
Known for his laid-back demeanour and cheeky humour, Rohit exhibited these tendencies in a video shared via a fan on social media. In the video, he’s seen making humorous gestures and chatting with the floor body of workers before heading to the dressing room.
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Rohit and his team face a substantial mission as they ought to win on Wednesday to keep away from dropping their first ODI series against Sri Lanka on the grounds that 1997. Rohit has been in wonderful shape at some point of the collection, persevering with his exceptional performance from the World Cup ultimate year.
He has scored two half-centuries in the two games, scoring a complete of 122 runs. His magnificent knock of 58 runs in the first ODI became accompanied with the help of a critical 65 run knock in the 2nd game. However, he has not received similar support from the other Indian batters. In the first match, India were all out for 230, ending in a tie not withstanding needing just one run to win with 2 wickets in hand.
The second ODI witnessed a severe batting disintegrate as Sri Lankan leg-spinner Jeffrey Vandersay took six wickets. During the post-match presentation, Rohit emphasised the need to think again their technique in the middle overs. It stays to be seen if the Indian batters can enhance their performance in the third ODI.
Rohit Sharma said after the 2nd ODI: “When you lose a game, everything hurts. It’s not just about those 10 overs. You have to play consistent cricket and we failed to do that today. Little disappointed but these things happen. You got to adapt what’s in front of you. With left-right, we felt it’ll be easier to rotate strike. Credit to Jeffrey, he got six wickets.”
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