IND vs BAN: “Some Dislocation And Some Stitches” – Rohit Sharma Provides Major Update On Thumb Injury After 2nd ODI

Rohit Sharma-led India National Cricket Team faced a 5-run defeat against Litton Das-led Bangladesh National Cricket Team in the second ODI of the three-match series at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Wednesday, December 7.

Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bat first. Initially, the decision backfired as they were reduced to 69/6, but a remarkable partnership between Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Mahmudullah helped Litton Das & Co. post a satisfactory total of 271/7 on the board.

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Mehidy Hasan Miraz looked unstoppable and smashed his maiden century off 83 balls and his innings comprised 8 fours and 4 sixes. Mahmudullah, on the other hand, scored 77 runs off 96 balls, including 7 fours.

Chasing the target, India lost the wickets of Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan and Washington Sundar in the first 10 overs. Also, After KL Rahul’s failure, Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel batted brilliantly and added 107 runs in 101 balls.

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In the end, Rohit Sharma came out to bat with an injured thumb after the dismissal of Shardul Thakur in the 43rd over. He played an absolutely stupendous knock of 51* runs at a brilliant strike rate of 182.14. His innings consisted of 3 fours and 5 sixes. However, his valiant effort went in vain as India lost the match and the series.

Fortunately, Not A Fracture – Rohit Sharma On Thumb Injury

Speaking at the post-match presentation ceremony, Rohit Sharma provided a major update on his thumb injury and stated that fortunately, he has not fractured his thumb. He said:

“It (thumb injury) isn’t too great. Some dislocation and some stitches. Fortunately, not a fracture and so, I was able to bat.”

Also, Rohit Sharma expressed disappointment over India’s poor bowling performance in the middle and death overs. He said:

“When you lose a game, there are positives and negatives. From being 69/6, allowing them to get to 270-odd wasn’t a great effort from our bowlers. We started well but the middle overs and the back end is what’s hurting us a lot. Happened in the last game as well. It’s something we need to work on.

“Not taking anything away from Mehidy and Mahmudullah, was a great partnership but we also need to find ways of breaking such partnerships.”

Rohit Sharma further talked about the importance of partnerships in ODIs. He elaborated:

“In One-Day cricket, it’s about partnerships and when you get those, you have to ensure that they are converted to match-winning partnerships. That’s what they did. If you get those 70-run stands, you need to convert them into 110-120 run partnerships for the team to win games, as it isn’t easy for the new batter. Need to be braver in the middle.”

Rohit Sharma was not the only Indian player to get injured during or before the match as Deepak Chahar couldn’t bowl after his initial three overs and walked off with a stiff hamstring and Kuldeep Sen was unavailable for selection due to back stiffness. While talking about injury concerns, Rohit said:

“There are a few injury concerns, we need to get to the bottom of this. Need to try and monitor them, because it’s important to understand this. When they come to play for India, they need to be at more than 1per per cent. We need to monitor their workload because we can’t have guys coming in to play for the country half-fit.”

Also Read: IND vs BAN: Rohit Sharma Sent For Scans After Suffering A Blow To His Thumb During India vs Bangladesh 2nd ODI

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