Having been removed on his first ball on Sunday, Rohit Sharma had also been run out without scoring in Mohali in the first T20I – a mix up in the middle that left him fuming over Shubman Gill.
On a night that saw Rohit Sharma become the first to play 150 T20Is, the Indian captain jumped higher in an infamous tally when he advanced down the wicket to play Fazalhaq Farooqi but missed out on the ball and got his stumps rattled.
It was a 12th golden duck dismissal for Rohit – joint second-most by any batter in the format. The Indian captain is now level with Ireland’s Kevin O’Brien whereas another Irish batter – Paul Sterling – leads the tally with 13. Not having played T20Is since the World Cup semifinal defeat to England in November 2022, Rohit has returned to play the format with less than six months left in the World Cup this summer.
Having been removed on his first ball on Sunday, Rohit Sharma had also been run out without scoring in Mohali in the first T20I – a mix up in the middle that left him fuming over Shubman Gill.
Having played the ball towards mid-off which was saved by a diving Zadran, Rohit had already ran out of his crease and reached the non striker’s end but Gill was caught ball watching and did not leave his end. Ultimately, Rohit was the one who was run out and he exchanged a few choice words with Gill before walking off with a disgusted look in his face.
On Sunday, following the skipper’s departure, Yashasvi Jaiswal took the attack to the Afghan bowlers. Not having featured in the first T20I, the southpaw collected 68 runs off 34 deliveries.
Also in fine form was Shivam Dube, scoring his second half-century in a row, this one, 22 deliveries.
Virat Kohli, who also marked his comeback in the T20 side, played a couple of exquisite strokes in his 29 off 16 deliveries as the hosts took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.