"Marais, What Do You Think?": Rohit Sharma's Epic "DRS" Banter With Umpire Is Viral. Watch
India captain Rohit Sharma was in jovial mood after his bowlers delivered the goods on Day 2 of the ongoing 2nd Test against England in Visakhapatnam
India captain Rohit Sharma was in jovial mood after his bowlers delivered the goods on Day 2 of the ongoing 2nd Test against England in Visakhapatnam. Having said that, Rohit indulged in a hilarious banter with on-field umpire Marais Erasmus. The incident happened on the final ball of te 26th over with Jonny Bairstow on the crease, following Joe Root's dismissal. Jasprit Bumrah dismissed Joe Root with a peach of a delivery on the last ball and was eyeing two in two.
He straightaway went for the yorker to ruffle Bairstow's feathers. While the ball hit the England batter on his pad, Rohit was in a bit of a dilemma on whether to take a review.
After discussing with keeper KS Bharat, Rohit decided to have a bit of a banter with South African umpire Erasmus.
"Marais, what do you think?" Rohit Sharma was heard saying on the stump mic.
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Rohit and Erasmus share a good camaraderie. During the ODI World Cup last year, two were involved in another funny moment.
During a match between India and Pakistan, Rohit flexed his muscles and flaunted his fitness to Erasmus and later went on to explain the reason behind his gesture.
Bumrah eventually dismissed Bairstow after Tea, sparking an England batting collapse.
Earlier, Yashasvi Jaiswal carried the load of Indian batting on his young shoulders with a remarkable double hundred as the hosts ended with 396 in their first innings.
Resuming at an overnight 336 for six, India added 60 runs to their total before getting all out in 112 overs with little over 30 minutes left for lunch. As was the case on day one, India had to rely on Jaiswal (209 off 290) to get the majority of the runs. No other Indian batter even crossed 40.
After sweeping Shoaib Bashir for a six and four, Jaiswal became third youngest Indian to make a double hundred after Vinod Kambli and the great Sunil Gavaskar.
(With PTI Inputs)
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