Ben Stokes: Can’t take Rohit for granted
Updated On: 09 November, 2022 07:51 AM IST | Adelaide | R Kaushik
England all-rounder Ben Stokes underlines the significance of Team India’s captain and opening batsman in Thursday’s semi-final at Adelaide
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India captain and opener Rohit Sharma pulls one during the T20 World Cup match v Zimbabwe at Melbourne recently. Pic/Getty Images
Ben Stokes has called him ‘one of the great players of our era’; And Rohit Sharma will be keen to prove the England Test captain right when India run into England in Semifinal 2 of the T20 World Cup, at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday.
Injured during practice
Rohit has blown more cold than hot over the last fortnight and presented the team with some anxious moments on Tuesday morning during an optional net session when he was struck on his right forearm by one of the throwdown specialists off only the second delivery he faced. A tentative attempt at continuing batting ended after one further ball, and Rohit spent the next half-hour icing the injured area, with mental conditioning coach Paddy Upton in attendance.
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