Sometimes, it's as much about hanging in there and not giving up as it is about trying hard and excelling.
Imagine this: at 38, after more than 11,000 ODI runs, a Champions Trophy title and a World Cup runners-up medal as captain, countless batting records to his name – and you're facing Josh Hazlewood at his lethal best. Had Rohit Sharma thrown it away, jabbing at one that left him after pitching on a good length, not many would have questioned his greatness. Yes, his place in the side is under scrutiny, but few would have blamed him on Thursday had he fallen to Hazlewood's genius on an Adelaide Oval surface laced with a hint of moisture, where the ball was zipping past batters under the afternoon sun.
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Hazlewood had worked him over in Perth on Sunday. On a pitch as spicy as Adelaide's – one that offered even more bounce - the metronomic Australian, as consistent as a bowling machine, got Rohit with a delivery that kicked off a good length.
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