Rohit Sharma's presence could've made difference in NZ-IND Test series result, says McClenaghan

McClenaghan in self-isolation after returning from Pakistan.

Rohit Sharma hit maiden double Test ton against South Africa | AFP

The sporting world is feeling the weight of the deadly outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), as the global sporting events have been also hit by the global pandemic which led to cancellations and postponements of all sporting events around the globe.

As the world continues to fall prey to the Coronavirus epidemic, the entire world has been forced to shut down because of this deadly disease which has claimed over 16000 lives while infected over 3.5 Lakh people globally till now, as there is still no way to defeat this fast-spreading virus.

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Well, in this global COVID-19 lockdown, sportspersons including cricket fraternities are spending time with their family and of course on social media to be in touch with their fans and New Zealand fast bowler Mitchell McClenaghan is among those interacting fans on Twitter recently.

Recently, McClenaghan had a Twitter session, where he admitted that India opener Rohit Sharma’s presence could have made a difference in the result of the two-Test series that New Zealand won with 2-0 margin against the No.1 ranked Test side led by Virat Kohli last month.

In the recent Test series, India was completely outplayed by the Kiwis and went on to suffer its first whitewash in the format after a long time.

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In a Twitter session, McClenaghan – who plays with Rohit Sharma for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL), was asked by a fan on whether the opening batter’s presence would have made a difference, and the Kiwi paceman replied: “Of course”.

Noteworthy, Rohit was ruled out of the three-match ODI series and Test series as well after suffering a calf injury while batting in the fifth T20I at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui against New Zealand.

India whitewashed the hosts in the T20I series but then they couldn’t win a single match in the series, as suffered a whitewash in both ODI and Test series against the Kiwis.

 
 

By Rashmi Nanda - 24 Mar, 2020

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