IND vs WI 3rd T20: Rohit Sharma retires hurt against West Indies
Rohit Sharma walked off after the physio attended to him in the 2nd over of the run chase in the third T20 international against West Indies in St Kitts.
Rohit Sharma, who started the second over of the run chase with a six and a four separated by a dot ball, was soon seen struggling in the middle with the physio coming out to attend to him. A long discussion with the physio ensued as Rohit appeared to visibly struggle and retaired hurt.
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India captain retired hurt while batting against West Indies in the third T20I on Tuesday 02 Auguest 2022. The skipper appeared to have pulled a muscle near his waist as he left the field holding his back.
BCCI then confirmed through its official Twitter handle that Sharma had a back spasm and the medical team is monitoring the situation.
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After the match ended with India winning by 7 wickets from WI, Rohit talked about the injury in the post-match interview, “It’s okay at the moment. We’ve got a few days till the next game, hopefully it should be okay.”
In the match, India beat West Indies to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. India chased down the target of 165 with six balls to spare with Suryakumar Yadav top-scoring with a 44-ball 76. Rishabh Pant remained not out on 33 off 26 balls.
For West Indies, Akeal Hosein, Dominic Drakes and Jason Holder took a wicket apiece. India had won the first T20I by 68 runs before losing the second match by five wickets.
Earlier, invited to bat, West Indies posted 164 for 5 against India in their allotted 20 overs. Opener Kyle Mayers top-scored for the West Indies with a 50-ball 73 while Rovman Powell contributed 23. For India, Bhuvneshwar Kumar took two wickets for 35 runs while Hardik Pandya and Arshdeep Singh got one each.