Rohit Sharma out for golden duck, nears unwanted record in T20Is

Listen to Story Rohit Sharma's horror run with the bat on his return to the T20I side continued as the India captain fell for a 0 for the second successive time in the ongoing 3 match series against Afghanistan. Rohit Sharma was out bowled for 0 in the very first delivery he faced in India's chase of 173 at the Holkar Stadium in Indore on Sunday, January 14.

| Rohit Sharma now has as many as 12 ducks in international cricket, only behind Ireland's Paul Stirling who holds the men's T20I record for being dismissed for 0 the most number of times. Rohit Sharma has not troubled the scorers since returning to the T20I side for the first time in 14 months.

Rohit Sharma was run out for 0 in the first T20I in Mohali on Thursday after a horrible mix up with his then opening partner Shubman Gill. Rohit was not pleased one bit with Gill, who did not listen to his skipper's call. On Sunday though, it was Rohit Sharma's mistake as he went for a wild slog in the very first delivery he faced from left arm pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi.

Rohit completely missed the delivery and the ball went on to rattle the timber. Earlier in the day, . However, he failed with the bat, leaving the Indore crowd disappointed. There was delight for the Holkar Stadium crowd as Virat Kohli lit up the venue with his aggressive approach. Coming to bat after missing the first T20I due to personal reasons, Kohli did not hold back as he smashed 29 off just 16 balls.

Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal switched 57 runs in quick time as India raced past 60 in the powerplay despite losing Rohit Sharma early. Yashasvi Jaiswal also returned to the side after missing the first T20I due to a groin strain. However, he raced past 40 in just 20 balls in a sensational onslaught. Earlier in the day, Arshdeep Singh and Axar Patel shone with the ball as Afghanistan were restricted to 172 despite Gulbadin Naib's quickfire fifty..