Team India crossed swords with Hong Kong on Wednesday at the Dubai International Stadium in Asia Cup 2022. The Men in Blue got off to a steady start thanks to the openers Rohit Sharm and KL Rahul. The Indian pair added 38-runs for the first wicket before Rohit got dismissed.
The 'Hitman' was looking good early on, as he played a couple of big hits, including two boundaries and a solitary maximum with a strike rate of 161.54. Although, the Indian skipper's brisk 21-run inning was brought to an abrupt halt courtesy of Ayush Shukla the Hong Kong bowler of Indian origin.
Rohit mistimed his effort as he tried to accelerate India's inning, however, the ball went straight into the arms of Aizaz Khan. Shukla celebrated in jubilation a dismissal that the 19-year-old would likely remember for the rest of his life.
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India were 38/1 at the time of Rohit's dismissal, after which Virat Kohli joined Rahul in the middle. A video of the Indian skipper's dismissal, set up by Ayush is going viral.
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Once Kohli and Rahul took over, they tried to rotate the strike and slowly build toward a strong finish. However, the latter was dismissed shortly after, having scored 36 runs in 39 balls.
Kohli however looked in good touch as he was nearing his fifty which would certainly give the 33-year-old some much-needed confidence.
India were 134/2 after 16 over, at the time of writing.
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