Watch – Rohit Sharma Dismissed For 29 By Lahiru Kumara In His 1st Innings As Test Captain

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Indian National Cricket Team all-format captain Rohit Sharma was dismissed by Sri Lanka National Cricket Team pacer Lahiru Kumara in the first Test match of the two-match Test series at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh, on Friday, March 4.

Rohit Sharma, who is playing his first Test match as red-ball captain of the Indian team, was able to score just 29 runs off 28 deliveries, including 6 fours in the first innings of the match.

Rohit Sharma was dismissed by Lahiru Kumara in the 5th ball of the 10th over of India’s first innings. The Sri Lankan pacer bowled a short ball, angling into the Indian captain’s body, and Rohit didn’t get the room to place it where he wanted to and he ended up smashing it straight into the hands of the fielder at fine leg.

Rohit Sharma. India vs England — Image Source: Twitter

Meanwhile, Hanuma Vihari came out to bat at no.3 after Rohit’s dismissal in the absence of veteran batsman Cheteshwar Pujara, who has been dropped from the Test squad.

India Field 3 Spinners And 2 Pacers In Mohali Test vs Sri Lanka

Earlier, India won the toss and elected to bat first and they fielded three spinners and two-seamers. Sri Lanka on the other hand fielded three seamers and two spinners.

The first Test match between India and Sri Lanka is former Indian captain Virat Kohli’s 100th Test match and he has joined an elite list of Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar, Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar, Anil Kumble, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman, Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh and Ishant Sharma to play 100 Tests.

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Also, this game is the Sri Lanka National Cricket Team’s 300th match in the purest format of the game.

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