IND vs AUS semis: Rohit Sharma nears document for dropping toss, triggers meme fest
India captain Rohit Sharma was wanting helpless, however he masked his feelings with a wry smile and a pleasant banter with head coach Gautam Gambhir after the rub of inexperienced didn’t go his means on the toss in the course of the Champions Trophy semi-final. Steve Smith known as it proper after Rohit gave the coin a spin on the Dubai Worldwide Cricket Stadium on Tuesday, March 04, and it turned out to be heads.
As Australia opted to bat on a sluggish Dubai pitch, Rohit Sharma misplaced the toss for the eleventh successive time in one-day worldwide cricket. India have misplaced the toss in ODIs for the 14th successive time — a streak that began when these two groups met within the ODI World Cup remaining in Ahmedabad on November 19.
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Brian Lara holds the document for essentially the most successive losses at toss in one-day internationals – 12, a streak that ran from October 1998 to March 1999. Peter Borren of teh Netherlands additionally misplaced 11 successive tosses in ODIs and Rohit has emulated that feat.
Australia sealed an early benefit, opting to bat on a pitch that’s anticipated to get slower and slower.
Captain Rohit Sharma performed down the benefit of the toss, saying the 2013 champions had been ready for each penalties.
“I used to be ready to do each. Once you’re in two minds, it is higher to lose the toss. We have performed three video games right here and every time it had one thing totally different in it. You may’t actually say that is how the pitch goes to play. The pitch retains altering its nature. On the finish of the day, you need to play good cricket and that is what we’re centered on. We have performed good cricket in all three video games and that is what we’ll look to do now,” Rohit mentioned.
Nevertheless, followers on social media had enjoyable, flaunting their creativity as Rohit misplaced the toss as soon as once more.
In the meantime, Australia additionally went in with a spin-heavy line-up, including Tanveer Sangha and Cooper Connolly to companion Adam Zampa. The world champions had as many as seven spin-bowling choices, together with part-timers Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell and Marnus Labuschagne.
India additionally retained their four-man spin assault as Varun Chakravarthy saved his place within the aspect after his sensational five-wicket haul in opposition to New Zealand on Sunday.
