On Sunday, Rohit Sharma-led Team India defeated Australia’s Prime Minister’s XI by six wickets and 19 balls to spare at the Manuka Oval in Canberra. However, the two-day warm-up match was just a practice game ahead of the pink-ball Test, which is scheduled to be played from december 6 onwards at the Adelaide Oval, Adelaide with the visitors currently leading the series by 1-0 margin.
Although it seemed a convincing win for the Men in Blue against the PM’s XI, in one of the instances from the match, Team India skipper Rohit Sharma was seen clutching his head soon after youngster, Sarfaraz Khan was dismissed after India had already sealed victory.
Rohit Sharma’s reaction to Sarfaraz Khan’s dismissal goes viral
The incident came in the 44 th over of the Indian innings when Rohit Sharma was seen signaling the two batters out in the middle - Washington Sundar and Sarfaraz Khan to go for big shots. Just after a brief spell of three balls, Sarfaraz Khan returned to the pavilion as he was caught down the leg side. While Sarfaraz looked confused, Rohit Sharma also covered his head in disappointment, video of which is going viral.
Watch Rohit Sharma’s reaction to Sarfaraz’s dismissal:
Sharma’s reaction was also confusing while other members in the Indian dugout had a smirky smile on their face. Even the commentators were left confused on Rohit Sharma’s reaction as he said, “Is he laughing or crying? I feel he is laughing.”