India\u2019s tour of Australia: After Shubman Gill edged a ball in the safe hands of Steve Smith. It was Rohit Sharma, who took some responsibility and was playing a sensible knock. However, Nathan Lyon tricked Sharma into playing a lofted shot. Several cricket pundits criticised Sharma for his irresponsible shot. However, Sharma in a virtual press conference said \u201cI reached where I wanted to reach, just that I did not connect with where I wanted to hit the ball. I was trying to pierce that long-on and deep square-leg fielder, I just did not connect with the way I would have loved to. I actually liked what I did today, before coming here, we knew it would be a good pitch to bat, of course, there would be bounce and carry to the keeper, but this is what I enjoy,\u201d<\/p>\n
The Indian vice-captain praised Nathan Lyon for his smart bowling. Lyon saw Sharma and bowled close to him, which ensured he couldn\u2019t get elevation required.<\/p>\n
The former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar criticized Sharma and said there was no need and excuse from the senior batsman to play such an irresponsible shot. India finished 62\/2 on Day 2 before heavy rain stopped play for the day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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