In a thrilling encounter between India and New Zealand in the first T20I of the ongoing series between the two nations, India eked out a last over win, thanks to the clutch performance of Rishabh Pant under pressure. Although Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav player sensational knocks by themselves, they failed to stay till the very end to ensure India the victory. The blues had almost bottled the match but luckily for them Rishabh Pant and Venkatesh Iyer saved them.
It was indeed a special match for the Indians. Not only did it mark the beginning of the Rohit Sharma era but also was the first match of India under the full time coaching of Rahul Dravid. The Indian fans have lot of expectations from this duo and they’ll expect them to do the unthinkable to win an ICC trophy for the nation.
After a good performance, some enjoyment was bound to happen and India’s opening duo KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma decided to do that funnily bullying their teammate Mohammad Siraj.
During India’s batting in the second innings, when both KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma has returned to the dugout, at a certain point KL Rahul could be seen staring at Md Siraj. Siraj looked back at him and Rohit who was sitting behind him, used the opportunity to slap his head from the back and Siraj started giggling.
The incident did not go unnoticed by the masses and the video of it got viral in no time on social media. Although the crowd was divided in opinions, the majority fans were just making memes around the funny incident.
Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul bully Mohammed Siraj in the dugout
