Published 20:06 IST, January 24th 2023

IND vs NZ: Fans are trying to decipher Suryakumar Yadav's puzzling gesture to Rohit Sharma

Suryakumar Yadav was seen raising both his fingers as if he was trying to send a signal to Rohit Sharma after the latter reached his 30th century in ODIs.

Reported by: Vishal Tiwari
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Indian captain Rohit Sharma on Tuesday scored his 30th century in ODI cricket during third and final match against New Zealand in Indore. Rohit scored 101 off 85 balls with a strike rate of 118.82 including nine boundaries and six maximums. With ton, Rohit equalled Australia's World Cup-winning captain Ricky Ponting's record of 30 centuries in ODI cricket. Rohit is w only third on list of players with most centuries in 50-over format. 

As Rohit reached three-digit mark, entire Indian dugout stood up to give him a standing ovation for milestone. Among those who were cheering for Rohit from dugout was Suryakumar Yav. Meanwhile, fans seem to be confused with Suryakumar's gesture after Rohit reached his century. Suryakumar was seen raising both his fingers as if he was trying to send a signal to Rohit. It turns out that Suryakumar was requesting his captain to score ar double hundred in ODI cricket. 

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India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI: Playing XIs

India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yav, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Umran Malik.

New Zealand: Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (captain & wk), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Jacob Duffy, Blair Tickner, Lockie Ferguson.

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20:07 IST, January 24th 2023