With India taking on New Zealand in the inaugural edition of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC), both the openers – Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have provided a steady start to India after put into bat. At the end of day 2, Team India finished at 146/3. However, Rohit got out when the score was 64 on the board.
While their brilliant batting made everyone impressed, it was the funny behaviour of Rohit Sharma that made headlines. In a recent video that became viral of Sharma where ehe can be seen watching the game using binoculars. While using binoculars are pretty common, Rohit Sharma was the first one to wear his shades while using it as well. However, he later decided to take them off to see clearly as well. At that time, Virat Kohli was in the crease and trying to steady the ship. And, the funny incident of Rohit Sharma brought a smile to his face too.
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Meanwhile, Nasser Hussain was so impressed with their batting, as he mentioned that he ‘can’t remember India has had better openers than them who have played the short balls like this way.
“I was just about to tweet that the Indian openers are giving a masterclass on how to bat in England conditions but they both got out. They played beautifully,” Nasser Hussain said during the post-lunch show on Star Sports. “Can’t remember India have had openers that have played the short balls better than these two. So they can’t be bullied by the short-ball and technically very sound. With the England tour coming up after this, it was an important inning by Shubman Gill.”
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Meanwhile, the veteran Nasser Hussain has also praised young Shubman Gill for his stunning performance against New Zealand in the WTC final. “Balance and calm. You think he has been batting in England all his life. Openers gave a masterclass, they have obviously spoken to Virat as he made those changes in his two previous tours. India obviously have had a chat about getting to the ball before it swings,” Nasser Hussain concluded.