Wicketkeeper KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer were the only members of the Indian players to not bowl an over as Rohit Sharma tried nine different bowlers against the Netherlands in Bengaluru on Sunday. Rohit Sharma himself claimed the tenth wicket of the Dutch innings as they were bowled out for 250 in pursuit of India's humongous 410/4 at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Apart from Rohit, star India batter Virat Kohli also picked a wicket -- his first in 9 years of international cricket. While Rohit dismissed Dutch topscorer Teja Nidamanuru (54 off 39), it was the opposition skipper Scott Edwards (17 off 30) who fell prey to Kohli.
Suryakumar Yadav and Shubman Gill also picked up the ball for India but were not as effective as their veteran teammates. While Gill yielded 11 runs from 2 overs, Yadav went for 17 in 12 balls.
Earlier, tons from Shreyas Iyer (128*) and KL Rahul (102) powered India to their second-highest ICC World Cup total ever. None of India's top-order failed to fire against the associate nation, as they looked aggressive from the first ball. Rohit Sharma (61), Shubman Gill (51) and Virat Kohli (51) made important contributions before Iyer and Rahul unleashed carnage.
