The first T20I against Afghanistan in Mohali marks Rohit's return to the shortest format for India.
This game marks his return to T20Is for the first time since November 2022. On his comeback to the shortest format, Rohit won the toss and opted to bowl first.
At the toss, Rohit Sharma also gave the fans a hilarious moment as he forgot the playing XI of the team.
When presenter/commentator Murali Karthik asked him about the playing XI, the Indian captain easily named Sanju Samson, Avesh Khan and Yashasvi Jaiswal but forgot the name of the fourth player, which was Kuldeep Yadav.
Rohit's brainfade moment went viral on social media and netizens couldn’t stop talking about it.
Here are the reactions:
India’s playing XI for Mohali T20I: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Rinku Singh, Akshar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar