The first two days of ongoing Test match between India and Sri Lanka have been dominated by the home side. However, despite them posting a mammoth total in first innings, the fans were not happy! The reason behind their disappointment was simple – Rohit Sharma’s decision to declare with Ravindra Jadeja so close to completing a well-deserved double century.

The left-handed batsman had batted brilliantly in Mohali on his way to 175* off 228 balls. He probably needed a few more overs only to reach the milestone, considering how aggressively he was playing. But unfortunately, India’s captain decided that their total of 574/8 was enough and it was time to get Sri Lank to bat.

The move did not go down well the cricket fans as they started to compare the moment to the infamous Multan Test in 2004 when Rahul Dravid had declared India’s innings with Sachin Tendulkar batting on 194*. Some of the fans went on to suggest that the common link between both these declarations is Rahul Dravid, who was then India’s captain and is now India’s coach.

Check out the reactions:

https://twitter.com/SaiKingkohli/status/1500025019417894912

https://twitter.com/133notout/status/1500023293813800962

https://twitter.com/SinghReetam/status/1500023669158219778

https://twitter.com/GudumbaNews/status/1500024827851255811

There was visible sense of disappointment among everyone as one does not really get a chance to score a double-hundred, especially when he bats at No. 7. However, Rohit Sharma has made his captaincy approach quite clear in his maiden Test as skipper, suggesting that decisions will be taken for team and not for individual milestones.

It will be interesting to see what Jadeja will have to say about the whole situation as Sachin Tendulkar, back in the day, had not shied away from admitting that he was not happy with the decision.