Regardless of an emphatic eight-wicket win in Raipur towards 2019 World Cup finalist New Zealand, the place the hosts bowled out the Black Caps for simply 108, and a subsequent sequence win, all social media might speak about was India captain Rohit Sharma’s epic mind fade second on the toss throughout the second ODI. And whereas Twitter, Fb and Instagram remained abuzz with hilarious memes on the episode, a sure video highlighting the reactions of Rohit’s teammates – Mohammed Shami and Yuzvendra Chahal went viral all around the web.
After Rohit flipped the coin, New Zealand skipper Tom Latham referred to as “Heads”. The coin favoured the Indian aspect however Rohit forgot whether or not India would bat or bowl first. He tried remembering it exhausting and scratched his head in embarrassment as Latham and match referee Javagal Srinath have been left in splits earlier than hesitantly saying, “we are going to bowl first”. And as Rohit tried to recollect exhausting what he and the staff administration had determined to name, the digital camera caught Chahal and Shami’s unmissable reactions. Shami and Mohammed Siraj each could not cease laughing and so was Chahal.
The episode additionally sparked a meme fest on Twitter and listed here are a couple of…
“I forgot what we needed to do, had loads of discussions with the staff in regards to the toss resolution, simply needed to problem ourselves beneath tough circumstances, however we’ll bowl first,” stated Rohit, who took 15 seconds to take that decision, when Ravi Shastri requested him on the mind fade second.
Speaking in regards to the match, the bowlers folded New Zealand for simply 108 runs earlier than Rohit’s half-century knock helped India wrap up the chase in simply 20.1 overs.
India will face New Zealand for the third and last ODI match of the sequence in Indore on January 24.
