The crowd at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai were left shell-shocked as Rohit Sharma was dismissed early during the Cricket World Cup 2023 match against Sri Lanka on Thursday. The Indian cricket team skipper has been enjoying a great run of form in the ongoing tournament but he was clean bowled by a superb delivery from Dilshan Madushanka. Rohit tried to guide the ball towards the covers but it held its line and completely breached his defense. As a result, his off-stump was left cartwheeling as the crowd fell silent in the very first over of the Indian innings.
Watch: Sri Lanka Pacer Makes Rohit Sharma's Off Stump Cartwheel. Crowd Left Dumbstruck
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Rohit Sharma was dismissed early during the Cricket World Cup 2023 match between India and Sri Lanka.
Rohit Sharma in action during Cricket World Cup 2023© PTI
"I would have batted first," said Rohit.
"It's a good pitch...Under lights, it will be nice for our seamers to bowl.
"It's a great honour to captain India at the World Cup (on a ground) where I've grown up playing.
"As a team, we thrive on getting better. Obviously, it's important for us to not get carried away and it's important to stay balanced."
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Sri Lanka made one change from the side that suffered a seven-wicket defeat against Afghanistan, with leg-spinner Dushan Hemantha in for Dhananjaya de Silva.
Mendis's men have lost four of their six games in the 10-team tournament.
"I think batting second is better than batting first. The players have done well in a couple of matches and are giving their best. It's a very important three games (coming up) for us," said Mendis.
Teams
India: Rohit Sharma (capt), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wkt), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis (capt/wkt), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Angelo Mathews, Dushan Hemantha, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dushmantha Chameera, Dilshan Madushanka
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(With AFP inputs)
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