"In awe of Rohit Sharma's dedication" - Twitter salutes Indian skipper's heroic knock while battling injury in 2nd ODI against Bangladesh

Team India skipper Rohit Sharma battled the pain and odds stacked against him to take the side close to a famous win over Bangladesh in the second ODI on Wednesday, December 7.

Despite the captain's heroic unbeaten 51 off 28 deliveries, Team India fell short by five runs to concede the three-match series with a game to spare.

Rohit came in to bat at No. 9 after being absent for almost the entirety of the contest. He sustained an injury to his left thumb in the second over of the match while attempting to claim a catch off Mohammed Siraj's bowling. He had to walk off the field and was taken to the hospital to assess the extent of the injury to his finger webbing.

KL Rahul took over the captaincy duties as Team India proceeded to concede 271-7. In Rohit's absence, it was Virat Kohli who was promoted up the order. However, the top-order issues persisted as the Men in Blue stumbled to 39-3 after the first powerplay.

Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel kept India in the hunt, but with wickets tumbling and the required run rate climbing up, Rohit had no choice but to come in near the end of the innings.

Fans applauded the captain's courage to walk out to bat despite carrying a rather serious injury and almost taking India over the line.

Here are some of the reactions on the social media platform:

Not worried about the result , although the fact that this is Rohit's first series loss since becoming full time Indian captain 💔💔

But in awe of Rohit Sharma's dedication ❤️❤️

Rohit Sharma when everyone was about to turn off their TV. https://t.co/dboMSM12qv

Never ever question Rohit Sharma again !!

Have to salute @ImRo45 for the effort he has put in towards the chase. Really commendable ❤️

Rohit sharma showed why he's the legend of this game 🙇 Well fought lion👏

#indvsbang

.@ImRo45 https://t.co/4K2ECxiNE1

Massive respect to @ImRo45 played a captain knock, India have some questions to answer, hopefully they will resolve before 2023 worldcup. Congratulations to Bangladesh, very well played.

@ImRo45 Cheer up champ... you onesidedly put a fear in the eyes of Bangladeshis!!!
No need to be heart broken!!

Innings of @ImRo45 reminded me of MSD . Captain fighting with till the last ball. Good to see a new finisher in the team #RohitSharma #INDvsBangladesh

A top knock from @ImRo45, valiant effort with a broken finger.

This fifty is much more valuable than 264(173).
#RohitSharma..#INDvsBangladesh

Take a bow, Rohit Sharma! We lost but that was some courageous innings from you. 💔 #RohitSharma #indvsbang

Well Played Rohit Sharma, Good to see him back after so long #BANvIND

Playing with stitches apprently man deserves respect ! #RohitSharma

Rohit Sharma hit his 500th six in international cricket during the valiant knock

The extent to which Rohit would be able to bat with the injury was unknown when he came to the crease. He looked fidgety across the first few deliveries but found his rhythm after dispatching a few short deliveries for maximums with his trademark pull shots.

The match was poised at a good stage following a huge 47th over that yielded 18 runs. With 40 runs off 18 deliveries and the skipper looking in full flow, the odds were well placed. However, he was starved of the strike as Mohammad Siraj could not score a run off Mustafizur Rahman's penultimate over.

The skipper took on Mahmudullah, who bowled the 49th over and claimed 22 runs off it. On strike for the final over, he was able to hit three boundaries, but even that effort wasn't enough as the Men in Blue fell short by five runs.

His participation in the remainder of the tour is yet to be confirmed or dismissed. The initial signs are shaky at best with the injury being diagnosed as a dislocation, but with no fractures in question, he could feature in the upcoming Test series.

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