The reason why Rohit changed the ball in the Bangladesh innings
September 24, 20242 Mins Read

India was not supposed to get much momentum to win the match. A target of 515 runs in front of Bangladesh. The scoreboard was 6 wickets for 209 runs. India need 4 wickets in Chennai Test. However, Rohit Sharma chose Stuart Broad's old strategy in the Ashes to wrap up Bangladesh. It has also done some work for India.

Rohit replaced Bell

At the end of the 56th over of Bangladesh's second innings, he replaced one of the balls on the stumps with another while changing ends. Later, while fielding in the slip position, Rohit threw funny spells at the stumps like a boy.

Of course, everyone knows that it had no effect on the match. However, it is not possible to say that the subsequent case also went in favor of Bangladesh. Mirage got out after 1 over. Bangladesh's innings also collapsed. Bangladesh were all out for 234 runs from 6 wickets for 222 runs. Who knows, Rohit's actions may have diverted the attention of the Bangladeshi batters.

Earlier, England's Stuart Broad surprised Bale in the Ashes of the current Test Championship cycle. The last Ashes held a special place among cricket fans for many reasons. England's dream came crashing down in the rain, England's comeback was all but 2-0 down. But Stuart Broad will be remembered most distinctly. He ended his colorful career from the Ashes stage.

Stuart Broad did just that to annoy Marnus Labuchon in the Oval Test of the Ashes series. Broad walks in front of the stumps and replaces one of the two balls with the other. Labuchon was caught at slip by Joe Root just off Mark Wood's next ball.

Ajid's two wickets in the last Test were hard to come by. That's when Broad started playing psychological games. Bale changed before going to bowl. After that he saw the wicket. After a while again bell-trunk. England won the match this time.

Virat Kohli did exactly the same thing on the second day of the Centurion Test in 2023. Tony D'George put South Africa on a solid footing with Dean Elgar. Virat Kohli was seen coming to the stumps and replacing one of the two bells with the other in order to shake the batsmen's concentration.

Interestingly, the bell change worked this time too. Soon after, Tony was caught by Jasshwi Jaswal off Jasprit Bumrah. South Africa broke the pair. Rohit's time did not work immediately, but after a while, India found the right wicket.