6 most memorable incidents of the Australia-India series

#2 Rohit Sharma sledging Mitchell Johnson (Second Test, 2nd innings

Mitchell Johnson of Australia celebrates taking the wicket of Rohit Sharma of India during day four of the 2nd Test match between Australia and India at The Gabba on December 20, 2014 in Brisbane, Australia

Why, Rohit, why? People simply could not understand why Rohit Sharma would do such a stupid thing. Sharma, after his epic 264* against Sri Lanka, was not able to replicate his form in the Test series and was struggling to deal with the Australian bowlers, looking uncomfortable from the second he stepped onto the field.

Mitchell Johnson, up to this point, had not been performing too well with either the bat or the ball, having gone wicketless in the first innings. Rohit, for some strange reason, decided to taunt Johnson when the Australian came out to bat. This plan backfired miserably as a pumped up Johnson scored 88 in 93 balls, ensuring that Australia reached a commanding score of 505 from 247-6 in reply to India’s 408.

The Indian batting suffered a major collapse in their 2nd innings, making only 224. Johnson picked up four wickets including Rohit, who made a magnificent 0, thus proving that you need to back talent with action on the field. Australia managed to win the game by 4 wickets, thus shifting the momentum in their favour, as they went up 2-0 in the series.

If Rohit doesn’t get selected for an overseas Test series again, this incident will, no doubt, have had some impact on that decision.