Rohit Sharma‘s amusing exchange with umpire Virender Sharma was captured on the stump mic as the Indian captain contested a leg bye decision. This incident occurred during the 3rd T20I against Afghanistan in Bengaluru, where Rohit, returning to the Indian side, aimed to open his scoring after two consecutive ducks in the previous matches.
Rohit Sharma faced the second ball against Fareed Ahmad, hitting it for a boundary. However, umpire Sharma ruled it as leg byes. This decision compelled the Indian skipper to wait until the second over to open his scoring account in the match.
Rohit Sharma to Umpire about that first ball Leg Bye 😭: pic.twitter.com/29uP3FG3vL
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Prior to the beginning of the second over, Rohit Sharma questioned umpire Virender Sharma about the leg byes decision, sparking a humorous reaction from fans and commentators alike.
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“Arre viru, leg-bye diya tha second ball? Itna bada bat laga (Viru, did you give it as leg-bye? There was a good portion of bat on that),” remarked Rohit. The Indian skipper eventually secured a boundary in the third over.
India had scored 11 runs in the initial over, but the following over yielded only two. In the third over, India faced a setback with consecutive dismissals of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli. Kohli’s dismissal, a golden duck, disappointed the fans in Bengaluru. Shivam Dube, who had scored fifties in the first two matches, was dismissed for one, and Sanju Samson also failed to make an impact, getting out for a duck.
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