Rohit Sharma shadow batting: Watch Indian vice-captain emulates Steve Smith’s shadow batting at the Gabba

Dixit Bhargav | 18/01/2021
Rohit Sharma shadow batting: Watch Indian vice-captain emulates Steve Smith's shadow batting at the Gabba

Rohit Sharma shadow batting: The Indian vice-captain was seen practicing shadow batting as the batsmen were having drinks.

During the fourth day of the fourth Test of the ongoing India’s tour of Australia in Brisbane, India vice-captain Rohit Sharma was seen practicing shadow batting at the crease when Australia batsmen Steven Smith and Cameron Green were having drinks.

In what is a common sight regarding the batsmen, shadow batting had come under the scanner in the third Test in Sydney when Smith doing the same during a drinks break was perceived as trying to scuff India wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant’s batting guard.

Given the situation of the match on Day 5 at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Pant unintentionally received a lot of support from fans and former cricketers for some of them had publicly accused Smith of foul play. That being said, Smith had expressed shock and disappointment at the whole incident.

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As far as the ongoing match at the Gabba is concerned, it was right before the lunch break that visuals of Sharma’s shadow batting were telecast. In which was an amusing sight, Smith was keenly observing Sharma’s actions without saying anything.

An intriguing first session today witnessed Australia scoring 128 runs but losing four wickets in the process. In what was another shared session, both teams are in the hunt to dominate the second session and firm their grip on the match.

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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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