Struggling Rohit Sharma's middle-stump uprooted by net bowler as he gets dismissed twice: Report

All eyes will be on Rohit Sharma when he leads Team India in the third Test of the ongoing five-match series against England. The much-awaited third Test of the series is scheduled to be played from Thursday (February 15) in Rajkot.

The five-match series is currently locked at 1-1 and the platform is set for a mouth-watering contest in Rajkot. England stunned India by 28 runs in the first Test to take the lead in the series before the hosts thrashed the visitors by 106 runs in the second game to draw level. Both teams will be desperate to gain the upper hand in the series by winning the upcoming game.

Rohit Sharma will have his work cut out in the upcoming game. The India skipper is yet to fire in the series and will be desperate to get some runs under his belt in Rajkot. In the first Test in Hyderabad, he got the starts in both innings but failed to make them count as he scored 24 and 39. In the second Test, he failed in both the innings, registering scores of 14 and 13.

Rohit Sharma struggles in nets:

Ahead of the third Test, Rohit Sharma struggled with his batting in the nets, according to a report in The Indian Express. The news outlet stated that the veteran opener was troubled by a net bowler as he practiced for the crucial game.

As per the report, the India star found it tough to handle the bowler and was dismissed twice on consecutive deliveries. He was first undone by a sharp in-swinger, a delivery that has always troubled him at the start of the innings. The in-swinging delivery uprooted his middle stump. On the very next delivery, he ended up edging an out-swinging delivery.

With India without some key players for the third Test, Rohit Sharma will have his task cut out. The likes of Virat Kohli and KL Rahul are not available for the game while Shreyas Iyer has been dropped too. In the absence of the senior batters, the onus will be on Rohit Sharma to lead the team from the very front.