The incident where India head coach, Gautam Gambhir and his long-term batter Rohit Sharma engage in a light-hearted exchange has been a buzz among the cricketing fans as India face Australia in an ongoing ODI series. There is a brief video clip that is circulating on social media where Gambhir jokes with Rohit and says, “Rohit, sabko lag rha tha ki aaj farewell match thha, ek photo to lagaa do.” The humorous comment that was supposedly said during the second ODI in Adelaide seems to have been recorded by one of the fans of the Indian team in the Australia hotel. Although audio is somewhat indistinct, the laughs and smiles between Gambhir, Rohit, and captain Shubman Gill point to the team spirit in the team and not a conversation.
Although the clip is humorous, it has sparked a social media discussion on whether Rohit Sharma has a future in ODIs, particularly after months of silence since the removal of the white-ball captain of India. The fan base is looking at the comment of Gambhir as a possible reference to the potential farewell of Rohit in Australia, and this puts emotional context to the series.
Rohit, who had been out of international cricket for seven months before, performed poorly on his comeback in the first match of his series in Perth, registering just eight runs. He, however, scored a strong comeback at Adelaide with a strong 73 off 97 balls, basing India’s innings with Shreyas Iyer (61), who made 264/9. Despite the fact that Australia won it in the end by two wickets to claim the series, Rohit gave a composed knock that was a timely reminder of his perennial coolness when facing pressure.
The third and last ODI at the Sydney Cricket Ground is likely to be an emotional one. The match may be the final Down Under outing of both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who have been the backbone of Indian batting for more than a decade and have not been to Australia since.
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