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India vs Australia: Rohit Sharma trolls ‘Goat’ Yuzvendra Chahal ahead of second T20I

“Plain bat? I thought by now you (Yuzvendra Chahal) could get a sponsor for your bat after that knock in NZ. #GOAT,” Rohit Sharma wrote on an Instagram story.

Updated on: Feb 27, 2019, 08:34:22 IST
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India’s limited-overs vice-captain Rohit Sharma never misses a chance to troll Yuzvendra Chahal’s batting skills and when he caught Chahal shadow practicing with a bat which didn’t have a sponsor sticker, Rohit Sharma decided to remind Chahal about his unbeaten innings of 18 runs in the fourth ODI against New Zealand in Hamilton last month. The leg-spinner was the top scorer in the Indian team when India were bowled out for 92 runs.

File image of Yuzvendra Chahal and Rohit Sharma. (AFP)
File image of Yuzvendra Chahal and Rohit Sharma. (AFP)

“Plain bat? I thought by now you could get a sponsor for your bat after that knock in NZ. #GOAT,” Rohit wrote on an Instagram story.

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The focus remains firmly on the World Cup but India would also be desperate to ensure that a home series does not slip out of their grip when they take on Australia in the second and final T20 International here on Wednesday.

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India are 0-1 down after an inexplicably poor batting performance led to a three-wicket loss in the lung-opener in Visakhapatnam.

The below-par 126 with the bat on Sunday denied bowlers a decent shot at securing a win even though the Jasprit Bumrah-led attack did all it could to keep the home team in the game till the final over of the match.

(With inputs from agencies)

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