'Missed out on a big knock': Shubman Gill’s brutal assessment of Rohit Sharma’s Adelaide ODI heroics

Published - 23 Oct 2025, 05:46 PM | Updated - 23 Oct 2025, 05:47 PM

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Shubman Gill-led India National Cricket Team locked horns with the Mitchell Marsh-led Australia National Cricket Team in the second game of the three-match series at the Adelaide Oval.

Team India lost against Team Australia by 2 wickets on Thursday, October 23, to face a series defeat. The third and dead-rubber ODI between the teams will be played on October 25 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

India flop with bat and ball

India once again lost the toss and they were invited to bat first. Captain Shubman Gill bagged his second consecutive failure as ODI skipper, while Virat Kohli registered his second successive duck for the first time in his ODI career.

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However, Rohit Sharma didn't disappoint this time around and played a good knock. He looked quite scratchy at the start of the innings, but made improvements as the innings progressed.

Rohit eventually finished his innings with a score of 73 runs off 97 balls, including 7 fours and 2 sixes. New ODI vice-captain Shreyas Iyer supported Rohit very well with his stellar knock of 61 runs, while all-rounder Axar Patel made a great contribution of 44 runs.

When things looked done and dusted for the Indian team following the dismissals of batters, Harshit Rana (24*) and Arshdeep Singh (13) joined forces to steer India to a good score of 264/9.

With the ball, India managed to send Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh packing inside 13 overs to get off to a good start. However, India were pushed on the back foot by Matthew Short (74) and Matt Renshaw (30) as the duo played an attacking brand of cricket.

Cooper Connolly (61*) and Mitchell Owen (36) piled up further trouble on Indian bowlers, who picked some quick wickets in the end, but allowed Australia to complete the run chase in 46.2 overs.

We had just enough runs on the board - Shubman Gill

During the post-match presentation ceremony, Shubman Gill stated that they had ended up with a good score on the board, and the fielding blunders cost them the match. He said:

"We had just enough runs on the board. Never easy when you drop a couple of chances to be able to defend that kind of a total.

"In the first game, it (toss) was more crucial because of the rain. But in this game, I wouldn't say that much because both the teams played for almost 50 overs.

Never easy, coming back and to play some competitive cricket after a long time - Shubman Gill on Rohit Sharma

Shubman Gill further stated that the pitch was a difficult one to bat on initially, but things settled down as the match progressed. He stated:

"The wicket was doing a little bit more initially. But I think the wicket settled pretty nicely after 15-20 overs."

While talking about Rohit Sharma's heroics with the bat, Shubman Gill lauded the former Indian skipper and reckoned that he missed out on a big knock. He stated:

"(On Rohit Sharma) Never easy, coming back and to play some competitive cricket after a long time. But the initial phase was very challenging. Very pleased the way he batted. Fought out in the initial phase. I would say he missed out on a really big knock."

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