“World Cup preparation aisa karo ki 4 log hope hi naa rakhein”- Team India collapsing without Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli triggers meme fest on Twitter

India were bowled out for a paltry 181.

“World Cup preparation aisa karo ki 4 log hope hi naa rakhein”- Team India collapsing without Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli triggers meme fest on Twitter

Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill during second ODI (Image via BCCI Twitter)

Team India took on the West Indies in the second ODI of the three-match series on Saturday (29 July). The team management decided to rest Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma citing workload management. But the decision backfired big time as India’s batting lineup collapsed with only five batters scoring in double digits.

Despite a solid opening partnership between Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill, India were bowled out for 181. While Kishan scored a run-a-ball 55, Gill was dismissed for 34. The third-highest score in India’s inning was 24 from Suryakumar Yadav. Shardul Thakur and Ravindra Jadeja scored 16 and 10 respectively. 

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Meanwhile, the likes of Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya, and Axar Patel were dismissed for single-digit scores. Such was the collapse that India were reduced to 113/5 from 90/0 at one stage. Eventually, the visitors were bowled out for 181 with Mukesh Kumar being the last man to be dismissed. 

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Fans lambast Team India for horror batting show in second ODI

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Romario Shepherd celebrates with his teammates (Image via ICC Twitter)

This terrible batting show from Team India angered the fans who thrashed the management left, right, and center for resting Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. A few fans also pointed out that India will have a tough time at the ODI World Cup if things stay the same.

Meanwhile, Wasim Jaffer shared an image from the Bollywood movie Pathaan, depicting the situation of Team India. Check out the reactions.

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This comes after India lost five wickets while chasing 115 in the first ODI. Although the team won, the youngsters had a tough time facing West Indies bowlers. The same thing was repeated in the second ODI.

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