India skipper lauded for 'great sportsmanship'

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India skipper Rohit Sharma has won praise for withdrawing a 'Mankad' run-out entreaty against Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka successful the opening one-day international.

Shanaka was connected 98 erstwhile gait bowler Mohammed Shami ran retired the absorption batsman for backing up astatine the non-striker's extremity successful the last implicit successful Guwahati.

"I had nary thought helium (Shami) did that (run-out) erstwhile helium went up for an appeal," Rohit told broadcasters Star Sports aft the win.

"We cannot get him retired similar that. We wanted to get him out, we thought we volition get him out, but that was not thing we thought off. But again, hats disconnected to him, helium played truly well."

Shanaka went connected to get his 2nd ODI period with an unbeaten 108, but India went connected to hammer the tourists by 67 runs to pb the three-match bid 1-0.

But it was Rohit's sportsmanship that was lauded by erstwhile Sri Lankan cricketers including Sanath Jayasuriya.

"The existent victor was the sportsmanship of Rohit Sharma for refusing to instrumentality the tally out. I doff my headdress to you!," Jayasuriya wrote connected Twitter.

Former subordinate Angelo Mathews said, "Not galore captains would bash this but hats disconnected to @ImRo45 for withdrawing the entreaty adjacent though the instrumentality says so! Displaying large sportsmanship."

India reached a commanding 373-7 successful its 50 overs with half-centuries from Sharma (83) and Shubman Gill (70). Sri Lanka was restricted to 306-8 successful reply arsenic skipper Dasun Shanaka’s 108 runs not retired disconnected 88 balls went successful vain.

The contented of Sri Lanka's determination to vessel archetypal looked doubtful from the commencement arsenic Sharma and Gill enactment connected 143 runs disconnected 118 balls for the archetypal wicket.

Returning from a digit injury, Sharma reached 50 disconnected 41 balls. At the different end, Gill continued his bully ODI tally with 50 disconnected 51 balls.

Shanaka (1-22) got the breakthrough earlier Kohli arrived astatine the crease and batted astir to the extremity of the innings.

It was Kohli’s ninth ODI 100 against Sri Lanka, overtaking Sachin Tendulkar’s grounds of 8 centuries for India against the aforesaid opposition. Kohli is besides present 4 abbreviated of Tendulkar’s all-time grounds of 49 ODI hundreds. Overall, it was Kohli’s 73rd planetary century.

“I was hitting the shot nicely. It was adjacent to the template I play with," Kohli said. "I americium successful a comfy vocation abstraction present and playing for the close reasons.”

Kohli scored 12 fours and a six arsenic India crossed 200 successful 27 overs. He brought up his 50 disconnected 47 balls.

India mislaid Shreyas Iyer (28) successful the 30th over. Kohli past added 90 runs for the 4th wicket with Lokesh Rahul (39) to instrumentality India past the 300 mark. India added 79 runs successful the last 10 overs.

Sri Lanka faltered against disciplined accelerated bowling. Mohammed Siraj (2-30) struck aboriginal blows, removing Avishka Fernando (5) and Kusal Mendis (0).

Umran Malik (3-57) dismissed Charith Asalanka (23) to trim Sri Lanka to 64-3 successful 14 overs. Pathum Nissanka helped to clasp the innings unneurotic with 72 disconnected 80 balls, including 11 fours.

Sri Lanka was down to 206-8 but Shanaka was unperturbed successful a run-a-ball half-century.

He deed 12 fours and 3 sixes to accelerate to a 2nd ODI hundred. He added 100 runs disconnected 73 balls for the unbroken ninth wicket with Kasun Rajitha lone contributing 9 runs arsenic the brace reduced the standard of decision for Sri Lanka.

The 2nd ODI is connected Thursday astatine Kolkata.

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