Senior Indian opener Rohit Sharma took a blinder at the first slip on Saturday off the bowling of chinaman spinner Kuldeep Yadav, sending back Rovman Powell to the pavilion in the ongoing third One Day International (ODI) match at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune.
In the 24th over of the first innings, Kuldeep Yadav bowled a googly to Powell around middle and Windies’ number four batsman tried to dispatch it into the orbit with a slog. However, the ball took the edge of Powell’s bat and Rohit Sharma pulled off an impressive catch to his left.
Here is the video:
Catch it like Rohit https://t.co/DzfODajIzI
— Sneha Singh (@Imsnehasingh) October 27, 2018
Earlier in the day, Rohit Sharma had taken a brilliant catch off Jasprit Bumrah’s bowling to dismiss West Indies opener Kieran Powell.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
W😲W
Rohit takes another blinder at first slip, this time off Kuldeep as Windies lose Rovman Powell 🙌👏👏
WI – 121/5 (23.4)#CricketMeriJaan #INDvWI
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) October 27, 2018
RT OUT!
imkuldeep18 gets Rovman Powell. Rohit Sharma with another spectacular catch in the first slip.
Windies- 121/5 (23.4)#INDvWI #DilDilli #Dhadkega #daredevils #sportstar
— Delhi Daredevil (@Daredevi13Delhi) October 27, 2018
Hitman claims another Blinder at slips and its the Rovman Powell who has to depart cheaply. Kuldeep takes his 2nd. Powell tries to slog but got the leading edge #INDvWI
— ❤ⱽᶦʳᵃᵗᶦᵃⁿADI🇮🇳❤ (@Aditya_k168) October 27, 2018
What a catch by Rohit Sharma to dismiss Rovman Powell #INDvWI
— Jason Dsouza (@jdnats) October 27, 2018
OUT!@imkuldeep18 gets Rovman Powell. Rohit Sharma with another spectacular catch in the first slip.
Windies- 121/5 (23.4)#INDvWI #DilDilli #Dhadkega
— Delhi Daredevils (@DelhiDaredevils) October 27, 2018
— This is HUGE! (@ghanta_10) October 27, 2018
Virat Kohli-led Men-in-Blue enjoy a 1-0 lead in the ongoing five-match ODI series between India and West Indies.
Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma, who is also fondly known as ‘the hitman,’ has made a comeback in India’s Test squad for the upcoming four-match Test series against Australia in Down Under.