Rohit missed a century at Lord's, went to the dressing room fast, Shastri told what happened next

Rohit missed a century at Lord's, went to the dressing room fast, Shastri told what happened next

The Indian team suffered a crushing defeat at Lord's in London as the hosts thrashed them by 100 runs to level the three-match T20I series 1-1. Now the final match of the series will be decisive.

The way Rohit scored an aggressive 76 in the first match of the series, he was expected to return to form but was again dismissed for zero in the very next match.

Ravi Shastri recalls an innings of Hitman

Meanwhile, Ravi Shastri, Rohit's former head coach, has recalled an innings of Hitman where he played an innings at Lord's itself. At that time Rohit had scored 83 runs while batting tremendously but he missed out on a century by 17 runs. However, the Indian team went into a winning position.

Shastri recalled this during the second ODI against India and England. She said, 'When Rohit got out, she immediately went to the table and sat down as soon as she came back from the dressing room. He was in a surprised mood. He wanted to score that century. When you score a century at Lord's, it was a special filling. You can see he was absolutely desperate. But then he did it in the over.

Scoring a century at Lord's is a special feeling for any player.

Rohit Sharma proved to be India's leading scorer in that Test series, he had scored 368, but then the fifth test match was rescheduled and Rohit did not get a chance to play this match as he himself became a victim of Kovid this time. Scoring a century at Lord's is a special feeling for any player. And you could see that he was really sad. But he made up for it at the Oval. ,

Currently Rohit is playing in ODI series

When the Indian captain was absent from the team after giving the Kovid-19 negative test, the home team won the match comfortably with the help of brilliant centuries from Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow.

Rohit later made a comeback in the white ball series against England where they won the T20I series. India is tied at 1-1 in the ODI series. The ODI series is currently in the balance with both the teams winning one match each. The third and last ODI match of the series will be played in Manchester on 17 July (Sunday). Both England and India would like to win the series by winning the final match. Rohit would also like to contribute in winning the match by playing a good innings with the bat as well.