Currently, India is locking horns with Australia in the series opener of the five-match ODI series at the Rajiv Gandhi International stadium in Hyderabad. The fiery Indian opener, Rohit Sharma played an uncharacteristic scoop shot off the bowling of Jason Behrendorff during the 1st ODI at Hyderabad.
For someone like Rohit who usually trusts his technique and plays in front of the wickets and to the merit of the ball, it was strange to see him attempt such a scoop shot. The shot was so good that the Indian skipper, Virat Kohli was stunned after seeing that. He pulled it off successfully as he scored an important 37 off 66 balls with the help of five fours. One felt bowlers restricted him as he could not able to rotate the strike. He played an important role in stitching a crucial 76-run-partnership with Kohli after India lost an early wicket in the form of Dhawan for a duck.
Here is the video of the shot:
https://twitter.com/Vidshots1/status/1101853109809143810
However, after Rohit’s dismissal, India was reeling at 95/3. But, Kedar Jadhav and MS Dhoni steadied the ship for India after that.
Earlier in the game, in his 100th ODI, the Australian skipper, Aaron Finch made the correct call at the toss in the first ODI against India as Australia elected to bat first in Hyderabad. On the other hand, the Indian skipper Virat Kohli felt the exact opposite, saying the ball would come on nicely and that he would have bowled first anyway.
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The visitors only managed to reach a total of 236/7 in their quota of 50 overs with Usman Khawaja was the only one to score a half-century. From India, Jasprit Bumrah, Shami and Kuldeep took two wickets each with the other wicket going to Kedar Jadhav.
