India vs Australia | Rohit Sharma did not fall for "sledge bait", reveals Aaron Finch
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Aaron Finch has revealed that he and Australian skipper Tim Paine teamed up to exert some pressure on Rohit Sharma to go for a big hit but the ploy did not work as Sharma did not take the bait. Rohit Sharma scored an unbeaten 63 runs on the second day of the Third India-Australia Test match.
During the second match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, the banter between Indian skipper Virat Kohli and Australian captain Tim Paine bagged the most limelight when they bumped chests on the middle of the field. Now, on the second day of the Third Test Australian skipper Tim Paine and opener, Aaron Finch tried to disturb a focussed Rohit Sharma in a light and funny manner. Paine told Rohit that if he was able to hit a six, he would support Mumbai Indians in the IPL.
Sharma, who is back in the Indian playing eleven after recovering from a back injury, scored an unbeaten 63 runs which is his first half-century on foreign soil since 2015. Sharma was focused all throughout his innings and did not let the banter affect him.
"We were just trying to have a bit of banter with Rohit. I asked Rohit if we brought mid on up if he'd take us on and go into IPL mode and he didn't take the bait, unfortunately.
"It was just a bit of good fun, a bit of banter. It was a long time out there," Finch said.
On a different note, Finch also opined that whenever Steve Smith and David Warner are available to play for the national team, they will be allowed to play. Smith and Warner were banned for one year by Cricket Australia for their involvement in ball tampering in Capetown, early this year in March.
âWhen Davey and Steve are ready to make
Recently, Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft, who too was banned for ball tampering but only for nine months, went on air and opened up about the ball-tampering saga. But Finch categorically stated that there is no discussion about it in the Australian changeroom.
âWhateverâs happened, has happened. The punishment has been dealt. Theyâve been working really hard off the field to meet every
âThere hasnât been any chat about it in the changeroom at all to be fair,â Finch said.
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