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‘Mazaakiyaan andaaz kayam hai’ – Fans react as Rohit Sharma mentions two back-to-back ducks to on-field umpire during third T20I
Ahead of the ongoing third and last T20I between India and Afghanistan, Rohit Sharma had two back-to-back ducks. In the game, the home team, India won the toss and elected to bat first for the first time in the series. In the first over, Yashasvi Jaiswal took the strike on the first ball and took a three. In the second ball of the game, Sharma scored a boundary.
However, on-field umpire Virender Sharma signaled leg bye. Even the commentators were shocked with the decision and the replays suggested why it was the case. Ahead of the second over, Virender towards the square leg. During this, the India skipper spoke to Virender about the latter’s umpiring blunder.
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Rohit Sharma to the umpire ๐๐
“Hey Viru, did you give the 1st ball as thigh pad – It clearly touched the bat. I have already dismissed for 0 twice”. (Big smile) #INDvsAFGpic.twitter.com/Aoa0yyRvd2
โ Immy|| ๐ฎ๐ณ (@TotallyImro45) January 17, 2024
Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh hold the key for India
Meanwhile, in the game, the Men In Blue had a poor start. Fareed Ahmad, who is playing his first game of the series, took the wicket of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli back-to-back in the third over of the innings. In the fourth over, Azmatullah Omarzai took the wicket of in-form Shivam Dube, followed by Sanju Samson’s wicket by Ahmad. On 22/4, Rinku Singh joined his captain and put together 70 off 50 balls and counting.
Sharma is close to his fifty while Singh has started to play some shots and taking singles at this point as well. Talking about the playing XI, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, and Jitesh Sharma have been rested. Sanju, Avesh, and Kuldeep have come in.
India:ย Rohit (capt), Jaiswal, Kohli, Samson (wk), Dube, Rinku, Washington, Kuldeep, Avesh, Bishnoi, Mukesh
Afghanistan: Gurbaz (wk), Zadran, Naib, Omarzai, Nabi, Najibullah, Janat, Sharafuddin, Qais, Saleem Safi, Fareed
This is how Twitter reacted
Sharma ji ka mazaakiyaan andaaz kayam hai. In good spirits that’s a very good sign
โ Anurag Rekhi (@Dravidict) January 17, 2024
Funny mode ๐๐ฅ
โ Mumbai Indians FC (@MIPaltanFamily) January 17, 2024
enjoying
โ เคฌเคฆเคนเคตเคพเคธใ (@badhwaas) January 17, 2024
Guy with a great sense of humour ๐
โ Shubham Sakhuja (@ishubhamsakhuja) January 17, 2024
โ AP (@AksP009) January 17, 2024
mast aadmi hai ๐
โ Arun Lol (@dhaikilokatweet) January 17, 2024
Hittu crying for 1 run in this series ๐ญ pic.twitter.com/npYv51rP98
โ KRISHNA๎จ (@KrishnaVK_18) January 17, 2024
Finally Rohit Sharma score first run in this series after facing 10 balls
โ Kirkett (@bhaskar_sanu08) January 17, 2024
lagta hai umpire bhi nhi chahte hai ki rohit run banaye
โ Ajay Gautam (@gautam_ajay007) January 17, 2024
โ Sankott (@Iamsankot) January 17, 2024
