India vs England, 1st ODI: An intriguing moment occurred during the first ODI between England and India on July 14, Tuesday at Edgbaston in Birmingham. With Dinesh Karthik serving as one of the Indian commentators, the former keeper-batter showcased an image of Lord Shiva on air from his phone, while sitting beside ex-England seamer Stuart Broad. The moment occurred after Rohit Sharma played a stylish flick but what is the connection to the veteran batter?
India vs England, 1st ODI: Why did Dinesh Karthik show an image of Lord Shiva after Rohit Sharma’s flick shot?
While the former Indian captain started slowly, he played a stylish pull off Jofra Archer’s bowling for a boundary in the seventh over of the innings. With that, Karthik mentioned on air how Rohit played the Nataraja shot as it entails lifting the back leg while turning away the bat on the on-side. It is a signature, aggressive pull or hook shot popularized by Indian cricket legend Kapil Dev. But the reason why Karthik showed the image is Nataraja is another one of the names for Lord Shiva.
Dinesh Karthik flexing Lord Shiva’s iconic Nataraj frame after watching Rohit Sharma’s shot off Jofra Archer. pic.twitter.com/9HW4IAZDaU
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Nevertheless, Rohit’s stay was incredibly shot as the following over saw left-arm seamer Sam Curran get the better of the veteran for 11 with a mistimed hit of the ball falling into the hands of England skipper Harry Brook.
India vs England, 1st ODI: England dismiss Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli cheaply after limping to 258
After dismissing Rohit for 11 off 21 deliveries, Jofra Archer trapped Virat Kohli lbw for 5 as England stormed right back into the contest following a promising opening stand.
As for the first innings, the Englishmen won the toss and opted to bat first. After a 61-run opening stand between Ben Duckett and Jacob Bethell, the Men in Blue hit hard by picking up wickets in clusters. Following the 61-rin opening partnership, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Will Jacks and Jos Buttler failed to even cross double figures as they crashed to 107/6 eventually. But Joe Root and Liam Dawson took calculated risk to stitch a century partnership, giving their side a shot at a competitive total.
Axar Patel emerged as the pick of the bowlers for India with a haul of 9.5-0-62-4, while Gurnoor Brar and Prasidh Krishna picked up a couple apiece. Jasprit Bumrah clinched one wicket in his nine economical overs on his ODI return.
