India, March 11 -- Indian captain Rohit Sharma has defended his outburst against Kuldeep Yadav in the ICC Men's Champions Trophy semi-final against Australia, saying his actions aren't meant to hurt anyone. Quite often, Rohit, 37, has been seen calling out his players for being lazy on the field and not doing the needful. Even in the semi-final against Australia, Rohit and Virat Kohli expressed fury at Kuldeep after he let the ball go without attempting to collect it.

Then, in the final against New Zealand, Ravindra Jadeja and Virat had a go at Kuldeep after he didn't run back behind the stumps to gather the throw. As a result, India missed out on the chance of running out Michael Bracewell.

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