IND vs ENG | Twitter goes gaga as Rohit turns puppeteer to manhadle fielders into position

IND vs ENG | Twitter goes gaga as Rohit turns puppeteer to manhadle fielders into position

SportsCafe Desk

By SportsCafe Desk, SportsCafe Editor

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Rohit Sharma is just one of those men blessed with natural charisma as is evident whenever he takes the reins to commandeer a team. However, such is the trust he enjoys in the team, his players don't even object to being pushed around into position on the field as was the case in Dharamsala.

India proved to be at their rollicking best on the opening day in Dharamsala to bowl out England for a massively subpar 218 on a seemingly batting-friendly track. A big reason behind the success was Rohit Sharma's proactive captaincy and his knack for rotating the bowlers at opportune times to optimize his resources, epitomized by the trust placed in Kuldeep Yadav despite having found himself significantly down the pecking order throughout the series. However, the Mumbaikar seemed to take things a tad too far midway through play on Thursday and his unprecedented mannerisms made for a fascinating viewing.

With Kuldeep Yadav ready to go on top of his mark to kick off the 46th over, Rohit seemed dissatisfied with the positioning of his fielders. He walked over to Sarfaraz Khan at short leg and stood in the position himself to figure out the angle at which he wanted the fielder to be stationed. Having worked out the same, Rohit grabbed the rookie by his shoulders and dragged him into place as the duo simultaneously broke into laughter. The 37-year-old proceeded toward Yashasvi Jaiswal at leg slip and repeated his scouting process but this time around marked the spot with his feet instead of the extravagant puppeteering antics.

Twitterati was thoroughly amused by the incident and let their reactions fly on social media.

Quite a casual style TBH!

Captain's style

Captain Ro

Geometry genius

True

Pin point accuracy

Mr. Perfectionist

Pulled away!

Smashed

Yes please

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