Rohit Sharma dropped catch today: Rohit puts down straightforward catch to hand Haseeb Hameed a reprieve off Mohammed Shami at Lord’s

Rohit Sharma dropped catch: The Indian opening batsman became a culprit of erring on the field in the second session today.

During the fifth day of the second Test of the ongoing India’s tour of England at Lord’s, India opening batsman Rohit Sharma dropped a straightforward catch to hand England batsman Haseeb Hameed a huge reprieve.

It all happened on the second delivery of the sixth over when Hameed edged a Mohammed Shami out-swinger to Sharma at second slip. Sharma, who appeared to not judge the catch at all perhaps due to the light, was hit on the wrist and was in no position to complete the catch.

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With Hameed running a couple of runs after the ball went towards the third-man region, Sharma seemed to be quite disappointed with his effort.

Chasing a 272-run target, England lost opening batsmen Rory Burns (0) and Dom Sibley (0) inside 10 deliveries. Another wicket in the Indian new-ball bowlers’ first spell would have really put the hosts on the back foot at the historic venue.

Earlier, it was a phenomenal unbeaten 89-run partnership for the ninth wicket between India pacers Mohammed Shami (56 not out) and Jasprit Bumrah (34 not out) which saw them setting England a target of 272 runs in 60 overs to win the match.

Rohit Sharma dropped catch at Lord’s

How Twitterati reacted:

Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli Both Are Righty So Technically Virat Kohli Should Have Gone For The Catch But His Laziness Didn’t Allow Him To & Rohit Still Tried Towards His Left Which Is Not His Regular Side. Salute To Such Dedication. #IndvsEng pic.twitter.com/ujaIuQgoMI

— Babu Bhaiya (@Shahrcasm) August 16, 2021

Rohit hardly drop catches or misfield
But this wasn’t the time to drop 😭

— R A T N I S H (@LoyalSachinFan) August 16, 2021

Oh Man Rohit Sharma…#Drop

— Abhi (@Abhicricket18) August 16, 2021

A drop from Rohit….
Ahhhhhh
#ENGvIND

— …Rachit (@rachit_g2) August 16, 2021

At least Rohit didn’t laugh after that drop.

— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) August 16, 2021

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Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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