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[Watch] Furious Rohit Sharma 'Abuses' Mohammed Siraj For His Fielding Blunder

Debashis Sarangi

image-lobmn045Mohammed Siraj had an off day against England [AP]

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Riding on bowlers' exceptional performance, India are in a commanding position in the ongoing World Cup clash in Lucknow. Batting first, India posted a modest total of 229 runs on a sluggish pitch. However, their bowlers brought them back into the contest, dismantling the English batting order. 

While most of the Indian bowlers passed the English challenge with flying colours, Mohammed Siraj had an off day. Besides leaking runs at an ordinary economy, Siraj committed several blunders while fielding. 

His fielding mistakes finally made skipper Rohit Sharma lose his composure during the 28th over of the English innings. 

Bowling the sixth over of his spell, ace Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav bowled a flighted delivery, as Liam Livingstone mistimed a slog sweep. The ball went along the ground straight to Siraj, stationed at short mid wicket. However, the bowler was extremely sloppy on the field, as he missed the ball completely, allowing the Englishmen an extra run. 

Watching Siraj's horrendous fielding, Rohit lost his cool, giving a mouthful to the pacer. However, Livingstone's stay in the middle was eventually put to an end by Kuldeep, who trapped him plumb in front of the stumps with a similar delivery. 

As of writing, England are on the verge of a humiliating defeat, reeling at 99 for eight in 29.3 overs.