During his tenure, Kohli led India admirably and established the Men in Blue as a force to be reckoned with regardless of the circumstances. During Kohli’s time as captain, India lost some crucial moments that kept them from winning a major ICC title, but despite having the image of being aggressive all the time, he rarely lost his cool on the field. Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma was unable to control his emotions on the field as India lost to Pakistan in the Asia Cup Super 4s match in Dubai on Sunday (September 4).
After being put in to bat by Babar Azam, India scored 181 runs in their allotted 20 overs. The total could have been higher if players like Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya had looked to play sensible cricket rather than going for the glory shot without looking. Pant, the side’s only left-hander, died while attempting a reverse sweep, while Pandya attempted to hit the ball in the air early in his innings and ended up serving a simple catch to short mid-wicket.
As both batters walked to the pavilion, the camera panned to Rohit, who was enraged by the way his batters threw away their wickets and gave them an earful. During Pakistan’s run chase, Rohit lost his cool once more when Arshdeep Singh dropped a simple catch off Ravi Bishnoi, which could have shifted the momentum in India’s favor.
Seeing the Indian captain’s inability to control his emotions on the field, desi cricket fans took to Twitter to slam Rohit, claiming that this is why Dhoni did not choose him as his successor when he stepped down from captaincy duties. Rohit needs to gather his thoughts before facing Sri Lanka in a must-win match on Tuesday (September 6). To keep their Asia Cup title defense alive, the Men in Blue must win both of their matches against Sri Lanka and Afghanistan.
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