Rohit Sharma dismissal at Lord’s: Rohit Sharma falls for short-ball trap against Mark Wood in 2nd innings

Dixit Bhargav | 15/08/2021
Rohit Sharma dismissal at Lord's: Rohit Sharma falls for short-ball trap against Mark Wood in 2nd innings

Rohit Sharma dismissal: The Indian opening batsman hit a shot too many to find himself walking back to the pavilion at Lord’s.

During the fourth day of the second Test of the ongoing India’s tour of England at Lord’s, India opening batsman Rohit Sharma’s strength ended up becoming his weakness after his attempt to take on a Mark Wood short delivery led to his dismissal.

It all happened on the last delivery of the 12th over when Sharma couldn’t resist the urge of hooking Wood. With as many as three fielders guarding the leg-side boundary for Sharma’s hook, it wouldn’t be wrong to say that the right-hand batsman fell into a trap. It was England all-rounder Moeen Ali who ran slightly towards his left before completing an impressive catch.

Readers must note that Sharma had hooked a Wood delivery for a six in the same over and that playing another risky shot wasn’t needed in the first hour of play today.

Sharma, who had scored a composed 83 (157) in the first innings, had given away his wicket in a similar fashion against Ollie Robinson in the first Test in Nottingham as well. As far this innings is concerned, the 34-year old batsman departed after scoring 21 (36) comprising of two fours and a six.

With Wood also sending back centurion Lokesh Rahul (5) back to the pavilion in his previous over, his double strike has put the visitors in a spot of bother. As far as the larger picture with respect to the match is concerned, India are effectively 0/2 after losing Rahul and Sharma in the morning session.

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Dixit Bhargav

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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