Shabman Gul What has been revealed? Rohit Sharma After his costly mix-up during the first ODI against Afghanistan resulted in the former India captain being run out, the veteran opener brushed the incident aside after watching the replay.Rohit looked in ugly touch before a misunderstanding with Gayle brought his innings to an abrupt end in the sixth over of India’s chase in Dharamsala on Saturday. The dismissal briefly threatened to derail India’s chase, but skipper Gayle’s unbeaten 84 eventually saw the hosts to a comfortable seven-wicket victory.Speaking after the match, the player of the match revealed that Rohit has no complaints about the unfortunate incident.“He saw the replay, he said it was fine. Even in the last match we played against Afghanistan, the T20, he was run out there as well,” Gayle said during the post-match media interaction.Rohit scored 16 off 16 balls, hitting two fours and a six, and put on a 46-run opening partnership with Gill in just 5.4 overs before the mix-up ended the stay.Gill was referring to an earlier mishap against the same opponents in January 2024, when a mix-up between the two in a T20I in Mohali resulted in Rohit being run out in the opening over.
Flowers shone as India overcame a Garbaz masterclass.
The rain-affected contest was reduced to 25 overs per side, and India stopped Afghanistan after initially reducing them to 26/3.however, Rahmanullah Garbaz Launched a sensational counter-attack with a brilliant century, forming a 116-run partnership with captain Heshmatullah Shahidi to take Afghanistan to 194 in 24.5 overs.Gill admitted that India briefly lost control of the game due to Garbaz’s brilliant performance.“The way we started the game, they took the game away from us,” Gill said.
The debutants impressed as India took a 1-0 lead.
India’s comeback was engineered by debutant Gurnor Brar. Harsh DubeyHe took three wickets. Gayle had special praise for both bowlers, highlighting their ability to bounce back under pressure.“Granor, the way he bowled with the new ball and then came back at the death. Along with Harsh, the way he came back after conceding 16 runs in his first over,” said Gill.He stressed the importance of controlling the middle overs in ODI cricket, saying maintaining pressure with the ball and rotating strike while batting are key principles discussed in team meetings.Gayle then capped off a memorable match-winning innings with an unbeaten 84 off 66 balls. Ishan Kishan 34 and KL Rahul scored an unbeaten 39 off just 19 balls.His efforts saw India chase down 195 in 22.5 overs and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
