(Watch) Rohit Sharma’s anger over Sarfaraz Khan’s fielding position in India vs New Zealand 1st test
India captain Rohit Sharma was angry during the first Test against New Zealand in Bengaluru on October 17. He scolded teammate Sarfaraz Khan for his fielding position. The incident happened on a frustrating day for the hosts, which saw them dismissed for just 46 runs, their lowest-ever Test total in a home game.
New Zealand’s bowlers Matt Henry (5 wickets) and William O’Rourke (4 wickets) dismantled the Indian batting lineup with Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz, KL Rahul, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja failing to open their accounts.
The tension between Rohit and Sarfaraz highlighted the negative atmosphere. Rohit was looking for wickets when New Zealand batters were scripting partnerships. Indian fielders were feeling the heat after shocking batting collapse.
Rohit’s decision to bat first backfired, as the pitch had something for the New Zealand fast bowlers. Sharma managed just two runs.
New Zealand bowlers were spot on from the first over of the day. Rishabh Pant, who scored 20 runs, was the highest run-scorer for the sub-continent nation. A
New Zealand and India are competing in a three-Test series. Earlier, India defeated Bangladesh by a margin of 2-0. On the other hand, the Kiwis were thumped 0-2 by Sri Lanka.
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