Rohit Sharma left shell-shocked, screams out loud on stump-mic after unlucky dismissal cuts short threatening knock

Indian captain Rohit Sharma endured an unusual dismissal during Day 3 of the opening Test against New Zealand on Friday. Rohit, who cruised to a solid half-century in the second innings of the Test, was left in disbelief after a front-foot defensive shot led to the ball being trickled back onto the stumps.

In what appeared to be a routine forward defence, the ball skidded off the inner half of Rohit’s bat and rolled gently into the stumps before he could react. The crowd, just like Rohit, was left stunned, frozen in silence at the unexpected dismissal. The Indian captain had been looking settled, just as India seemed to be gaining momentum, but this freak dismissal handed New Zealand a crucial breakthrough

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