IND vs NZ LIVE – Rohit Sharma vs Trent Boult: After a torrid run against left-arm pacers, Rohit Sharma finally came good against one — against Trent Boult. But the Kiwi set him up well with a short-ball to get his wicket when he was batting at 48. India’s new T20 skipper Rohit admitted that Boult bluffed him.
“Boult knows my weakness and I know his strength, it’s a good fight between the two. When I captain him I always tell him to bluff, and that’s exactly what he did,” Rohit Sharma told host broadcaster Star Sports at the post-match presentation.
IND vs NZ: Rohit Sharma admits Trent Boult bluffed him in 1st T20, ‘He knows my weakness’ – Watch video
IND vs NZ: How did Trent Boult bluff him?
Even though Rohit battered Boult in the 5th over, the set-up began in that over. The first shorter-delivery went for a four and then Rohit Sharma followed it up with a huge six. He smashed him for 21 runs in that over.
But when Boult came back, he had a plan. He delivered the short balls again. With Rohit already hitting him for a six, he was confident but this time the short-ball was slow. Rohit mistimed it and it went straight to short fine leg Rachin Ravindra.
Rohit Sharma falls for the trap 🕸
Trent Boult does the Indian captain with the slower shorter ball as he falls two short of a fifty.
🇮🇳 still need 50 from 36. pic.twitter.com/hCqJAxrfXz
— ICC (@ICC) November 17, 2021
IND vs NZ: Rohit Sharma admits Trent Boult bluffed him in 1st T20, ‘He knows my weakness’ – Watch video
Thanks to IPL and Mumbai Indians training camps, Trent Boult knew how to tempt Rohit. His short ball weakness, especially to smash a six off a short ball was well executed by Boult to get his wicket.
India T20I skipper Rohit Sharma has said that playing alongside Trent Boult for Mumbai Indians has helped both of them know each other’s weaknesses and strengths and as a result, it is always a good battle when they play for their national teams.
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IND vs NZ: Rohit Sharma admits Trent Boult bluffed him in 1st T20, ‘He knows my weakness’ – Watch video
“He put the mid-wicket back and put the fine leg up and I knew he was gonna bowl a bouncer and I was just trying to put it over the fielder but unfortunately there wasn’t much pace on the ball,” he added.
It was Boult who got the better of Rohit in the first T20I as he clean bowled the right-handed batter when he was batting on 48. However, Suryakumar Yadav’s 62 off 40 was enough to see India across the finishing line with five wickets to spare. With this win, India gained a 1-0 lead in the three-match series, with the second game set to be played on Friday.
