CSK mock Bangladesh after Rohit Sharma leads India to victory in Rajkot T20I

CSK mock Bangladesh: The Indian Premier League franchise didn’t shy away from taking a dig at the visiting team after their loss.

During the second T20I of the ongoing Bangladesh’s tour of India at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot, India beat Bangladesh by 8 wickets to equalize the series 1-1 with one match remaining.

India sealed a 154-run target in the 16th over on the back of captain Rohit Sharma 18th T20I half-century in his 100th match. Opening the batting with Shikhar Dhawan (31), Sharma’s masterly innings saw him scoring 85 (43) with the help of six fours and six sixes before getting out in the 13th over.

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The 32-year old cricketer player some sublime shots including a six off Bangladesh pacer Shafiul Islam down the ground. Sharma, who was on the verge of achieving four milestones before this match, successfully achieved each one of them tonight.

Earlier, it was Sharma who won the toss and put the visitors in to bat as they scored 153/6 in their allotted quota of 20 overs. 20-year old opening batsman Mohammad Naim was their top-scorer as he scored 36 (31) with the help of five fours. With bowling figures of 4-0-28-2, spinner Yuzvendra Chahal was the pick of the Indian bowlers.

CSK mock Bangladesh after Rohit Sharma leads India to victory

Indian Premier League franchise Chennai Super Kings were among the numerous accounts who congratulated India after their victory. However, Super Kings’ tweet encompassed sarcasm aimed at mocking the opposition.

But as they say, Hiss-tory is past. 1-1 at Rajkot. #WhistlePodu #INDvBAN 🦁💛

— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) November 7, 2019

CSK’s tweet was regarding Bangladesh’s famous “Naagin Dance” celebration. In the past, the Bangladeshi cricketers used to put on display signals of a snake dancing after dismissing an opposition batsman or winning the match.

How Twitter reacted:

The elegant marauder @ImRo45 is at it again. Helps India win a game quite convincingly against Bangladesh 👏 #IndvsBan

— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani) November 7, 2019

Rohit could be reported to the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Bowlers. Poor Mosaddek goes for 3 sixes in his first three balls.

— Joy Bhattacharjya (@joybhattacharj) November 7, 2019

Rooooooooohiiiiiitttttt @ImRo45 that was some serious hitting Shaaanaaa ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ congratulations team india @BCCI well bowled @yuzi_chahal #deepakchahar 👏👏

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) November 7, 2019

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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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