Was Rohit Sharma Being Too Greedy? Sunil Gavaskar Questions His Dismissal Shot In Final

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has questioned Rohit Sharma’s shot that dismissed him in the ICC World Cup 2023 final. Rohit Sharma got out when trying to hit a boundary which was caught by Travis Head. Notably, Sharma had already hit a boundary and six in that over earlier.

Rohit Sharma’s dismissal was a key moment in India’s batting during ICC World Cup 2023. Sharma and Kohli were batting well in the powerplay overs. However, as the Indian skipper tried to hit another big shot in that over, he was caught by Travis Head.

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Was Rohit Sharma Being Too Greedy- Sunil Gavaskar

In his column for Sportstar, cricketer-turned-commentator Sunil Gavaskar questioned Rohit Sharma’s dismissal shot. He feels that Sharma was being too greedy and he should have restricted himself from risky shots as the team had already lost Shubman Gill cheaply.

“Travis Head’s superlative turning and running back catch dashed India’s hopes of getting a 300-plus score. That catch dismissed Rohit Sharma, who once again stormed his way to another quickfire 40-plus. That wicket fell in the final over of the first powerplay where there are only two fielders allowed outside the 30-metre circle”.

“He had already hit a six and a four in the over and was obviously trying to capitalise on the few deliveries left before the powerplay finished. Was he being too greedy? Could he not have curbed himself since Shubman Gill had already been dismissed?”, Gavaskar wrote.

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Sharma scored 47 runs before losing his wicket. India lost another wicket soon in the form of Shreyas Iyer, who scored 4 runs. As a result, India lost the momentum at the start. Later, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul slammed half-centuries.

However, with Australia picking wickets at regular intervals, India could only get to 240 at the scoreboard. Later, Australia chased down the target with a century by Travis Head. Winning the match by 6 wickets, the Aussies clinched their 6th ODI World Cup trophy.