Sarfaraz Khan's Antics Rile Up New Zealand Batter. Here's How Rohit Sharma Reacted

01.11.2024 - 11:11 sports.ndtv.com

Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma had to intervene after Sarfaraz Khan's antics riled up New Zealand batter Daryl Mitchell on Day 1 of the third Test match in Mumbai on Friday.

During the 32nd over of the New Zealand innings, Mitchell expressed his frustration at Sarfaraz constantly talking from the silly point position and the umpire decided to call the fielder for a conversation.

Rohit was quick to step in as he made his point to the umpires and the situation was resolved for the moment. Off-spinner Washington Sundar stymied New Zealand's progress with two vital strikes as the visitors reached 92/3 at lunch against India.

Washington (2/26) added two more dismissals to bring his wicket tally to 13 in the series, maintaining consistent pressure on the Kiwi batters after pacer Akash Deep (1/22) gave India the first breakthrough.

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Sarfaraz Khan gave a fiery send-off to Rachin Ravindra on Day 1 of the third Test match between India and New Zealand in Mumbai on Friday. Rachin has been a top performer for New Zealand with the bat and he was one of the big reasons behind the visitors winning both Tests in the series. During the first session of Day 1, Rachin was left bamboozled by a delivery from Washington Sundar that crashed into his stumps. Sarfaraz, who was fielding at the silly point position, celebrated wildly after the dismissal and even taunted Ravindra before the batter made his way back to the dressing room.

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