DTVHINDIIND vs ENG 2024: Brad Hogg calls Sarfaraz Khan lucky regarding the biggest turning point of Rajkot Test
The fourth Test match between India and England will be played in Ranchi from 23 February. Sarfaraz Khan, Brad Hogg and Joe Root. (Image Source: X) England’s Test tour of India 2024, IND vs ENG: Former Australian cricketer Brad Hogg believes that the biggest turning point of the third Test match played between India and England in Rajkot was Joe Root’s (Joe Root)’s Rohit Sharma (Rohit Sharma)’s catch was to be dropped. When Joe Root dropped the catch of Rohit Sharma, the Indian cricket team captain was batting on 27 runs and Brad Hogg believes that if the former England captain Had he completed the catch, the host team could have lost four wickets within the first session itself. Sarfaraz Khan will thank Joe Root: Brad Hogg The former Australian spinner further said that if Rohit Sharma had been caught out, then debutant Sarfaraz Khan would have been caught.Sarfaraz Khan) would have had to face the fast pace of Mark Wood in the beginning and problems could have increased for Team India. This did not happen and Rohit scored a brilliant century and then Sarfaraz Khan also played a strong half-century, and the England cricket team had to face a shameful defeat of 434 runs. Brad Hogg said on his YouTube channel: “It was a huge mistake by England to drop the catch of Rohit Sharma by Joe Root on the first morning of the Rajkot Test when India were three wickets down. Due to the drop of this catch, four wickets of India were saved and Sarfaraz Khan was delayed in entering the field. ‘His future will be bright’ Mark Wood was quite fresh at that time, so things could have been difficult for the young batsman. Sarfaraz Khan will thank Joe Root for not taking the catch of Rohit Sharma and he was lucky that day. But he took advantage of the opportunity and performed very well. I am confident that his future will be bright.”
