WTC Final 2023: Rohit Sharma-Cheteshwar Pujara hit the ax on his feet, India’s double loss for 1 run

Rohit Sharma was dismissed for 43 (PC: PTI)

New Delhi. If India has to become the world champion of Test, then it will have to achieve the target of 444 runs in any case. The manner in which India started its second innings, it also raised the hopes of the team. For a moment, it seemed that maybe India is trying to create history, but Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara did not just hit their own feet, they also harmed India.

Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara shared a 51-run partnership off 77 balls after the controversial catch out of Shubman Gill. Both were expected to stay at the crease till the end, but after that both Rohit and Pujara made mistakes. Both shook India for just 1 run.

2 wickets fell for 1 run

At one time India’s score was 91 runs for 1 wicket, but then on the 5th ball of the 20th over, Nathan Lyon caught the Indian captain. Rohit got out LBW on Lion’s ball. The captain returned to the pavilion after scoring 43 runs. Rohit sat playing the wrong shot. India got a second blow on 92 runs. The team was not even able to get out of this shock that the third blow occurred in the form of Pujara on 93 runs.

Pujara out in an uppercut

Only one run could be added to India’s account between the wickets of Rohit and Pujara. That too got one run due to Cummins’ no ball. Pujara went after throwing his wicket. He started trying to play a little aggressively on Cummins’ ball. In an attempt to apply Pujara uppercut, Carry was caught behind the wicket. He was dismissed for 27 runs. When India needed a big partnership, Pujara lost his wicket by playing a bad shot.