India vs Afghanistan ODI Match Today Live Score: Mohammad Nabi picked up Rohit Sharma. Earlier, Prasidh Krishna picked up 5/23 to bundle out Afghanistan for 218 runs after Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and opted to bat first against Shubman Gill’s India in the third of the three-match ODI series at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday.
The return has not been as sublime as we’ve known him to be. A run-out in Dharamsala, a squandered start in Lucknow. Age has begun to be lifted as the major barrier in Rohit’s road ahead to the 2027 ODI World Cup.
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A dead-rubber in Chennai may not be of great consequences to Shubman Gill’s side, but Rohit may have to play out of his skins to show that he still belongs and is as hungry as ever to succeed and retain his opening spot alongside his captaincy successor.
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