Rohit Sharma’s middl stump was cleaned by Kagiso Rabada with a memorable ball.
Rohit Sharma faced a swift dismissal in the first Test against South Africa. He didn’t even score a single run, facing only 8 balls. His struggles against Kagiso Rabada led to a clean bowled dismissal. Adding to India’s problems, Yashasvi Jaiswal also fell short with only 5 runs.
Rohit Sharma has now equaled Virender Sehwag’s record for the most ducks in international cricket for India.
Most Ducks for India (While bat at Top 7)
34 – Virat Kohli (575 Innings)
34 – Sachin Tendulkar (782)
31 – Virender Sehwag (430)
31 – Rohit Sharma (483)
29 – Sourav Ganguly (484)
Rohit only managed 5 runs in the first innings of the Boxing Day Test. The visitors were all out for 245, with KL Rahul’s century being the highlight.
Rabada took 5 wickets, and the host nation scored 408 runs. Dean Elgar made 185 runs, while Marco Jansen and David Bedingham also contributed significantly.
Jasprit Bumrah took four wickets, while Mohammed Siraj dismissed two batters.
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