ENG vs IND: Rohit Sharma shows frustration after failing to maximize his start again

India was up against England on day two of the first Test of the series. The Indian openers started quite well and built a sturdy partnership of 97 runs before Rohit Sharma stumbled on Ollie Robinson’s delivery. He decided to go for his favourite pull shot and the ball found Sam Curran perfectly placed on the long leg while he gathered just 36 runs in his bag.

Sharma was under scrutiny once again as he failed to maximize his innings before losing his wicket. The way Indian opened set the tone, Sharma was expected to fetch big numbers but the case didn’t turn out to be so. This wasn’t the first time when the hitman failed to convert his start into big as on the last tour to Australia, it happened the same way in Sydney Test.

Sharma collected 26 and 52 in that Test and his dismissal in the second Test was much identical to what happened against England today, Pat Cummins being the bowler in that case. Sharma and Rahul were amid a lot of appreciation when they showed all the patience and defensive skills to tackle the English seamers at beginning of day two. As Sharma left the crease, the wickets started raining for the English team.

Here is how Rohit Sharma reacted after getting out of Robinson

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Talking about the performance of other Indian members, skipper Virat Kohli brought out an extremely dismal show as arch-rival James Anderson got the better of him on the very first ball of his innings. The team which was going strong on 97 for no loss, slipped to 112/4 and bad light took over ultimately. Ahead of the series, Kohli even talked of being better prepared than before and some big numbers were expected from him.

“We are definitely much better prepared than we have been in the past. But you can have all the experience in the world but it all boils down to execution, as long as we embrace that, we will find the answers to every question that is being thrown at us,” said Kohli ahead of the five-match Test series against England.