 "After 'Clown Kohli', Australian press slams Rohit Sharma as 'Captain Cry Baby' for losing cool at Yashasvi Jaiswal")
The Australian press has done it again. After branding Indian batting star Virat Kohli a "clown" for controversially barging into 19-year-old debutant Sam Konstas in the ongoing fourth Test against Australia, they’ve decided to target captain Rohit Sharma by calling him a “cry baby”.
Two days after carrying the headline “CLOWN KOHLI” accompanied by a digitally altered image of the Indian No 4 batter complete with a red clown nose, the Perth-based tabloid decided to train their guns on the ‘Hitman’. Rohit was seen losing his cool at Yashasvi Jaiswal multiple times over a series of dropped catches on the penultimate day of the ‘Boxing Day Test’ at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
“CAPTAIN CRY BABY” read the headline of the article written by The West Sport’s Jackson Barrett that was accompanied with the strapline, “Turns out Clown Kohli isn’t the only sook in Indian side”. As for the artwork, the tabloid decided to create a digitally altered image of Rohit with a yellow pacifier complete with the BCCI logo over his mouth and tears around his eyes.
The back page of tomorrow's The West Australian. pic.twitter.com/Qomh2WhlST
— The West Sport (@TheWestSport) December 29, 2024
Rohit has been far from his usual chirpy self in the ongoing tour of Australia, having arrived in the country on the back of a disastrous 0-3 whitewash at home at the hands of New Zealand . He had skipped the series opener in Perth, where pacer and vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah led the visitors to a 295-run victory .
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More ShortsRohit’s return, however, coincided with the Australians suddenly regaining their form, thrashing India by 10 wickets in the pink-ball Test in Adelaide before gaining a massive lead in the third Test at The Gabba that ultimately resulted in a draw, primarily due to incessant rain.
India had fought back impressively over the last couple of days in the ongoing Test in Melbourne, with Nitish Kumar Reddy's valiant century on Day 3 helping the visitors avoid follow-on and reduce Australia’s lead to a little over 100. That was followed by a devastating spell from Jasprit Bumrah on Day 4 that, together with Mohammed Siraj’s strikes, left the hosts tottering at 91/6.
Australia, however, ended up stretching their lead past 300 by ending the day on 228/9 , thanks to Marnus Labuschagne’s fighting knock of 70 as well as handy contributions from skipper Pat Cummins (41) and Nathan Lyon (41 not out). A series of missed chances including Jaiswal’s dropped catches that elicited an angry reaction from Rohit also contributed to the late Aussie revival on Sunday.
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