‘Pura team ka panauti hai yeh’ - Fans slam Rohit Sharma after his failure in the 2nd ODI vs SL

Rohit Sharma was in action on 12 January 2023 for team India. They locked horns with Sri Lanka in Eden Gardens, Kolkata. However, they were coming off after a comfortable 67-run victory in the series opener. So, they were looking to win this game to seal the series with one more match to go.

After missing the third ODI and two-match Test series in Bangladesh in 2022, skipper Rohit Sharma made a comeback in this series. He sustained a thumb injury in the second ODI in Bangladesh. He also did not play in the recently concluded home T20I series against the Lankans. 

Rohit Sharma scored only 17 runs off 21 balls in the match

However, he made a great comeback with the bat in the first match. He scored 83 runs off 67 balls, including nine fours and three sixes. He gave a solid start to the team with Shubman Gill as they put up a partnership of 143 runs for the first wicket. So, fans were hoping to see him in action again in the second game. In fact, they were hoping to score him a century that he missed in the series opener. Speaking of the match, Rohit Sharma did not win the toss and Sri Lanka opted to bat first.

While batting first, the visitors got bundled out for 215 runs in 39.4 balls. Kuldeep Yadav got an opportunity in place of Yuzvendra Chahal. He did not disappoint his fans as he took three wickets for 51 runs in 10 overs. Mohammed Siraj also took three wickets for 30 runs in 5.4 overs. In reply, skipper Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill came out to chase. But, Rohit failed to deliver as he scored only 17 runs off 21 balls, at a strike rate of 80.95. He managed to hit only two fours and one six. So, fans were not happy after seeing such a failure from the star batter.

Here is how fans have reacted t the failure of Rohit Sharma in the second ODI:

Tm log hi asali panuati ho, hr match se phle ye wo aisa waisa kr dege

— God Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Cha Raja) (@GodRohitSharm45) January 12, 2023

Sher jab 2 kadam piche aata hai iska matlab ye nahi ki wo haar gya wo aur jyada takat ke sath sikari pe hamla karte hai...#RohitSharma𓃵 #ViratKohli𓃵

— Utsav Jha (@UtsavJha01) January 12, 2023

Missing his papa🥰 🍼🍼 pic.twitter.com/4CyBtpTBFD

— suyash agrawal (@Suyash20033002) January 12, 2023

Rohit Sharma will shine again before he hangs his boots 🙂

— Nazia Sheikh (@n_sheikh007) January 12, 2023

BCCI walon Rohit Sharma ke inhin Kali kartuton se team India world cup nahin Jeet paati hai aur na hi Jeet payegi

— Sonu Singh (@SonuSin36851207) January 12, 2023

Odi no one batsman after Sachin Tendulkar is Rohit Sharma not #Chokli

— Jay shree krishna (@Jayshreekrisna7) January 12, 2023

Still scored more runs than Chokeli

— Blue Shadow (@BlueShadow_IND) January 12, 2023

Tufaan ke aane ki pahle wali shanti hai bro💙

— Utsav Jha (@UtsavJha01) January 12, 2023