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India bounced back in style and defeated the in-form Aussies to level the series in Rajkot after being outplayed by Australia in the 1st match of the series. However, the entire stadium went silent when India’s vice-captain Rohit Sharma injured his left shoulder in an attempt to save a boundary in the 43rd over of Australia’s run chase.
Rohit Sharma on sweeper cover during Australia’s run chase wounded his shoulder while trying to stop a boundary by diving and thereby falling in a bizarre manner and hurt his left shoulder in the 43rd over. He didn’t take part in the field for the remaining 7 overs. He was seen in immense pain and gave the fans a “heart-in-their-mouth” moment for a second as he is one of the mainstays of Indian batting line up. The Indian skipper gave a sigh of relief for the fans in the post-match presentation when he said that there is nothing serious and the vice-captain should be back by next game.
Here’s what the Indian skipper said about Rohit’s Injury-
“I asked Rohit briefly just now. It’s that left shoulder which has popped out a few times. There’s no tear, nothing serious there. So hopefully he gets back for the next game”
The southpaw who scored 96 runs and helped India to post a match-winning total didn’t take part in the field during the Australian run chase as he was hit in the rib cage by Pat Cummins. The latest news that is coming from the source is that Dhawan is fine and is all set to take part in the series decider on Sunday in Bengaluru.
India staged a remarkable comeback after getting hammered by the Australians in the 1st ODI by 10 wickets. India was under the pump after losing 4 consecutive ODI matches against Australia in India to go with a 2 match losing streak at Rajkot. India defeated all odds and levelled the series.
With only one day break between the 2nd and 3rd ODI, yet another thrilling encounter awaits the crickets fans in Bengaluru on Sunday.