Why Did Rohit Sharma Retire Against Ireland After Smashing Half Century

Why Did Rohit Sharma Retire Against Ireland After Smashing Half Century: India played its first group A game against Ireland on June 5 at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York.

In that game, India won against Ireland with eight wickets. During that game, Rohit got injured on his arm concerns despite retiring hurt during his innings vs Ireland.

“Yeah, just a little sore (the arm)”: Rohit Sharma About His Injury

In the game played against Ireland, Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah bowled Ireland out for 96 in New York on Wednesday. Rohit retired hurt on 52 as India reached the target with 15 balls to spare. And had an eight-wicket victory.

After the match, in a post-match presentation ceremony, Rohit was asked about India’s win against Ireland and also they asked about the injury.

“Yeah, just a little sore (the arm),” Sharma said.

“It was scratchy, but good to spend some time in the middle and understand what kind of shots to play there,” Sharma added.

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“Quite unsure of what to expect from the pitch. I don’t think the wicket settled down even when we batted second. There was enough for the bowlers. That’s pretty much what you gotta do.

Try to hit those lengths consistently. All these guys have played a lot of Test cricket. Arshdeep is the only guy who hasn’t. His two wickets upfront set the tone for us. Don’t think we can play four spinners here (laughs),” Rohit Sharma said.

“I don’t know what to expect from the pitch, to be honest. We will prepare as if the conditions are going to be like this (for the Pakistan game). This is going to be a kind of game where all XI of us will need to contribute,” concluded the captain.

Finally, Hitman speaks about the time spent on the pitch, “It was scratchy, but good to spend some time in the middle and understand what kind of shots to play there.”