During the third day of the 4th Test in Ranchi, Indian captain Rohit Sharma jokingly admonished Sarfaraz Khan for not wearing a helmet before being assigned to the field at silly point. Rohit conveyed the warning in a humorous manner.
The incident occurred when England had eight wickets down, with Shoaib Bashir and Ben Foakes at the crease. Rohit Sharma desired to apply pressure on Bashir, prompting the arrival of KS Bharat with a helmet and an abdominal guard.
Nonetheless, Sarfaraz was prepared to field without a helmet. Rohit Sharma approached the young batsman closely to issue a warning.
Dinesh Karthik who has been part of the commentary team said, “Rohit Sharma says Aye bhai hero nahi banne ka. Very Rohit Sharma style to say, not the usual way – don’t try to be a hero, wear a helmet.”
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India made an impressive comeback in the match after being behind for the first two days. Adding 108 runs to their overnight score of 219, the home team received crucial contributions from Dhruv Jurel, Kuldeep Yadav, and Akash Deep. Dhruv, in particular, played a vital role, scoring 90 runs and guiding the team to a total of 307.
Despite having a 46-run lead, England only managed to score 145 runs in the second innings. Zak Crawley was the top scorer with 60 runs.
Ravichandran Ashwin claimed 5 wickets, while Kuldeep Yadav secured 4 wickets in his kitty to stop England at a low score. In this match, India has got a target of 192 runs after bundling out England at 145 runs in the second innings. The hosts currently stand at 40 without loss with Rohit Sharma(24) and Yashasvi Jaiswal(16) holding the command.
