Twitter roast Rohit Sharma's India as Suranga Lakmal stars in Dharamsala ODI
Dharamsala: Taking over the captaincy mantle in the absence of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma had a debut to forget as Team India ODI captain. After Sri Lanka skipper Thisara Perera opted to bowl in the first ODI at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala, Rohit Sharma stated it was a ‘good toss to lose’.
However, the Indian batting order crumbled in no time, with the hosts failing to tackle the Lankan pacers on favourable seam conditions. Suranga Lakmal was at the forefront of the Lanka bowling attack as he ripped apart the top order, dismissing the likes of Rohit, Dinesh Karthik and Manish Pandey. Nuwan Pradeep also joined the party by getting rid of Shreyas Iyer and Hardik Pandya.
India fans were not pleased with the lack of determination shown by the Men in Blue and brutally trolled the team on Twitter for their shambolic batting display.
Sanjay Manjarekar: Do you miss Virat when he's not in the team?
— Absurd Choudhary (@ABChoudhary007) December 10, 2017
Rohit Sharma: 24/7#INDvSL
I was preserving this for some reason;
— kula (@beanstalk_91) December 10, 2017
and the day has come!! Worth the wait though. #indvsl pic.twitter.com/Xqef6XAqvw
India Record Breaking!! 😉😉#IndvSL
— ΜÊ€.KiиG (@KingVjFan) December 10, 2017
Thank you Rohit Sharma Thank you pic.twitter.com/fjmBY7MMvm
Virat Kohli right now. #IndvSL pic.twitter.com/zsiX3R4zpF
— SAGAR (@sagarcasm) December 10, 2017
India to give a tribute to Rohit Sharma for his first game as a captain by scoring 45! #INDvSL
— Manya (@CSKian716) December 10, 2017
Hardik Pandya managed to score in double digits in such a difficult time. He should be the finance minister of India. #IndvSL
— SAGAR (@sagarcasm) December 10, 2017
Hardik Pandya managed to score in double digits in such a difficult time. He should be the finance minister of India. #IndvSL
— SAGAR (@sagarcasm) December 10, 2017
Hardik Pandya managed to score in double digits in such a difficult time. He should be the finance minister of India. #IndvSL
— SAGAR (@sagarcasm) December 10, 2017
Indian batting line-up without Virat Kohli is like a bank account without a linked Aadhar Card. #IndvSL
— SAGAR (@sagarcasm) December 10, 2017
Virat Kohli must be thinking "chain se shadi bhi nhi krne denge ye log" #INDvSL
— ßÑ"คɾɖ Guყ 🇮🇳ðŸ (@BeingFlicked) December 10, 2017
50 all-out here will be a greater humiliation than the 9-0 we did it against these farmers 4 months back! #INDvSL
— salman (@SalmanAnjum94) December 10, 2017
No, Lankan bowlers aren't wrecking Indian batting. Truth is, Indian batsmen are in hurry to board their plane to Italy#INDvSL
— Debarati Majumder (@debarati_m) December 10, 2017
Reaction of South African players after seeing India’s batting in seaming conditions... #IndvSL pic.twitter.com/zFhs19fXbn
— The-Lying-Lama (@KyaUkhaadLega) December 10, 2017
Hope Star Sports don't telecast matches in Italy. #INDvSL
— Aishwaryaa H (@ImAishu_) December 10, 2017
Kohli REACTION 😆😂😂😂#INDvSL pic.twitter.com/qL1RhJErcD
— Kettavan Memes ツ (@kettavan_Memes) December 10, 2017
Indian players struggling with fresh air in Dharmsala 😊😊😊 #INDvSL
— Nadeeshan Meedin (@nMeeDiN) December 10, 2017
Sources say BCCI is ready to airlift Virat Kohli from Italy. #INDvSL
— Silly Point ðŸ (@FarziCricketer) December 10, 2017
Captain @imVkohli come back, India need you.
— Virat Kohli¹â¸ (@ViratCrew) December 10, 2017
Sorry @AnushkaSharma, you gotta wait 😉#INDvSL pic.twitter.com/qEnMqjaBid
Please don't break RCB's "lowest total" record of getting all out before reaching 50 runs. Please! #INDvSL
— Soumya (@urstruly_Soumya) December 10, 2017
When Virat Kohli in Italy hears about India’s situation right now #IndvsSL pic.twitter.com/NZGzhQqXAD
— Naveen Samy (@ImNsamy) December 10, 2017
Rohit Sharma's debut as ODI captain will be the most memorable of all captaincy debuts!#INDvSL
— Vijay Venkataramanan (@7th_Samurai) December 10, 2017
ODI cricket without @imVkohli is like,
— Virat Kohli¹â¸ (@ViratCrew) December 10, 2017
Federer without Wimbledon.#INDvSL
*Virat Kohli watching India's batting right now* #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/k8GNHOeMnq
— natasha (@ChhilGayeNaina) December 10, 2017
Haters... Where r all of u??? Time for #Dhoni shuld retire #INDVSL ... Cause the whole team fails but no we gonna loose cause of Dhoni
— MSDian (@LuvUMahi9) December 10, 2017
Rohit Sharma on his captaincy #INDvsSL pic.twitter.com/pIPaINKhdn
— ThankGodIAmUgly (@ThankGodIAmUgly) December 10, 2017
More than #RohitSharma's wife, I'm disappointed ðŸ˜"
— Kishan (@KishansVoice) December 10, 2017
Few days ago we were waiting for Kohli's 3 figures and now we are waiting for India's 3 figures.#INDvSL
— Vighnesh Rane. (@Vighrane01) December 10, 2017
Indian cricket fans reaction when india cross 50 run in Dharamshala 1stODI. #INDvSL #INDvsSL pic.twitter.com/Nz1bdESftJ
— Bhrustrated® Freelance HMPian (@AnupamUncl) December 10, 2017
Reeling at 29-7, MS Dhoni then struck a 40 run partnership with Kuldeep Yadav, before the southpaw was stumped by Niroshan Dickwella off Akila Dhanajaya. Next up, Bumrah also departed for a duck. With nine wickets down already, India will need Dhoni to stay at the end if they are to reach a satisfactory score.
