Rohit learns that if you can't bat, you should not chat

Some good old fashioned cricket banter is always welcome and Rohit Sharma and Dale Steyn treated the fans to some of it during the second and final Test match between India and South Africa in Durban. It all started when Rohit hooked him for four, after which Steyn said something to the India batsman. Rohit, of course, hit back with words of his own, continuing to jaw with Steyn from the non-striker’s end. One of his comebacks was: “We’ll see how you do when you come to India.” Well, isn’t that what Gambhir told the English players too? And we all know what happened when they did come to India a year ago. [caption id=“attachment_1314035” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Rohit walks out after being dismissed. AP[/caption] Also, if Rohit were check out Steyn’s statistics while sitting in the dressing rooom, he would find out that the South African’s average in India is 20.23 and that he has taken 26 wickets in five Tests. This is better than his career average of 22.88. Facepalm moment, no? Steyn wasn’t holding back either. He pointed out to Rohit that “I have got more runs than you in this series.” Steyn has 60 runs from three innings while Rohit has 45 runs from four innings. The slip fielders also joined in, “Keep talking brother, keep talking,” before Steyn’s final parting shot: “You’ve played a handful of Tests and have done nothing in your career.” A few moments later Rohit lost his wicket to Vernon Philander. Guess if you can’t bat, you shouldn’t chat either.