Rahul Dravid hails Rohit Sharma for late heroics

Whereas Rohit didn’t discipline, he got here into bat at No. 9 after India had been floundering of their chase of 272. The skipper smashed an unbeaten 51 off solely 28 balls, a knock which included three fours and 5 sixes. Nonetheless, the Males in Blue fell quick by 5 runs regardless of his heroics.

At a press convention following India’s collection loss, Dravid praised Rohit for his determination to exit and bat regardless of his harm. He mentioned, “He needed to go to the hospital. There was a critical dislocation in his hand. He needed to get it set on the hospital, take a few injections after which get again to the sector. Credit score to him, he was very decided to have a exit and take an opportunity. It was wonderful how shut he acquired us.”

The pinnacle coach additionally confirmed that Rohit will miss the third ODI as he will probably be flying again to Mumbai to seek the advice of a specialist. Opening up on the accidents within the group, he lamented, “We’re battling a couple of accidents as properly. Not ideally suited. Kudeep (Sen), Deepak (Chahar) and Rohit will definitely miss the following sport.

“Rohit will miss the following sport, fly again to Bombay (Mumbai), consulting with an skilled. Whether or not he’ll return for the Check collection or not, I’m not positive. It’s too early to say,” the Indian head coach added.

Bangladesh batted first after successful the toss within the second ODI. They collapsed to 69/6 in 19 overs as Washington Sundar claimed three wickets and Mohammed Siraj two. Nonetheless, Mehidy Hasan Miraz (100* off 83) and Mahmudullah (77 off 96) launched a splendid fightback as Bangladesh recovered to submit 271/7.

The third and last match of the three-match ODI collection will probably be performed in Chattogram on Saturday, December 10.

–By A Cricket Correspondent