T20 World Cup 2022: When 11-year-old kid impresses Rohit Sharma in nets - Watch
T20 World Cup 2022: When 11-year-old kid impresses Rohit Sharma in nets - Watch
11-year-old Drushil Chauhan impressed in the nets with the ball when Rohit Sharma appraoched him to bowl in the nets during the warm-up ahead of the T20 World Cup warm-up match against Australia
Written By: Aditya Pimpale@AdityaPimpale6New DelhiPublished : Oct 16, 2022 14:48 IST, Updated : Oct 16, 2022 15:07 IST
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11-year-old Drushil Chauhan bowled to Rohit in nets
Rohit is preparing for the T20 World Cup warm up match as India take on Australia on Monday
India will play Pakistan on Sunday, October 23
It was a day to remember for 11-year-old Drushil Chauhan as the teenager was called into the nets by India skipper Rohit Sharma to bowl. In a video posted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) the kid was spotted by Rohit while he took net sessions in Brisbane. The Indian team is all set to play Australia in the first warm-up match in the before the T20 World Cup starts on Saturday (October 22).
\When a 11-year-old impressed @ImRo45 with his smooth action! A fascinating story of Drushil Chauhan who caught the eye of #TeamIndia Captain & got invited to the nets and the Indian dressing room. #T20WorldCup,” read a tweet form BCCI on Sunday.
The kid was spotted in the training session along with hundreds of other kids. However, Rohit spotted the 11-year-old who was bowling with the left-arm. Rohit would then ask the kid to come and an join him and ask to bowl in the nets. While initially it was a tennis ball that entrained the Rohit, young Drushil was then handed a leather ball to bowl in the nets.
Young Darshan also vowed to visit India and play for the country while Rohit and Co will be looking to face another set of left-arm bowlers in the coming days. Shaheen Shah Afridi is fit to represent Pakistan in the opener of the T20 World Cup for Pakistan against India. The likes of Mitchell Starc will also be bowling against India when Australia face them in the first warm-up match on Monday (October 17).
