Rohit Sharma endured a disappointing outing as he fell for a golden duck in his second Vijay Hazare Trophy match for Mumbai this season at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Facing Uttarakhand, the veteran opener was dismissed off the very first ball he faced, caught at deep square leg while attempting his trademark pull shot against a short delivery from 25-year-old pacer Devendra Singh Bora.

The match had drawn significant attention, with hundreds of fans turning up to watch Rohit in domestic action on Friday, December 26. With news of Mumbai batting first, spectators had begun pouring back into the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in large numbers. However, the mood quickly shifted as Sharma’s innings ended almost as soon as it began. The dismissal came barely 48 hours after he had lit up the same venue with a breathtaking 155 against Sikkim in Mumbai’s opening match, making the contrast all the more stark.

In the aftermath of the dismissal, a few fans were seen appealing for a no-ball, hoping the umpires might offer Rohit a reprieve and allow them to witness more of his batting. The game marked only Rohit’s second appearance in the Vijay Hazare Trophy in the last eight years.

It was not the day Rohit or the fans had hoped for.