IND vs AFG 1st T20I: 'You Feel Frustrated', Rohit Sharma On Why He Lashed Out At Shubman Gill After Run-Out

Rohit ws happy with how India played vs Afghanistan, lauding the efforts of Shivam Dube and others and also opened up on the frustration of getting run out due to mistake by Shubman Gill.

Rohit Sharma. (Image: X)

India captain Rohit Sharma was very angry on Shubman Gill at the start of the chase as he got run-out due to a confusion in the middle. Rohit tapped the ball past the bowler and called for a single. A clueless Shubman was watching the ball, instead of listening to his batting partner. By the time Shubman realised Rohit had called for the run, the India captain was already at the non-striker's end and from there, going back was impossible as wicketkeeper dislodged the bails.

Rohit was out for a duck, extending his record to 11 in T20Is, the most by any Indian batter in this format of the game. He was returning to the T20Is after a long gap of 14 months and would have wanted some runs under the belt to get going. But that did not happen as Rohit was left fuming after being run out. 

The video of his run out went viral on social media as he lashed out at Gill, even abusing him in hindi. Later, Rohit said that these things are part of the game and that he was frustrated by the way he got out.

"These things happen (on the run-out). When it happens you feel frustrated, you want to be out there and score runs for the team. Everything will not go your way. We won the game, that's more important. I wanted Gill to carry on, unfortunately got out after playing a very good little innings," said Rohit.

Rohit sharma abusing Gill for his own mistake _

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Rohit praised the team for their stupendous show in the match. Dube was adjudged the player of the match for his unbeaten knock 60 off 40 balls. Dune and Rinku finished the game for India, chasing down the target of 159 with 6 wickets and 2.3 overs left. "Lot of positives. Shivam Dube, the way Jitesh batted, Tilak as well and then Rinku is in good form as well. We want to keep trying different things - try and bowl our bowlers in different situations of the game, like you saw today, Washi bowled the 19th over. We want to challenge ourselves in the areas we are slightly uncomfortable with and the bowlers are not used to that. We want to try and do that. Keeping all of those things in mind, we'll try and do whatever is possible but not at the cost of the game. We want to make sure that we come out on top and play the game well. All in all, today was a good day for us," said Rohit.