ICC World T20 | Twitter reacts as Taskin Ahmed resorts to āBen Stokesingā Hasan Mahmud for dropping an unbelievable sitter
Players often get frustrated when they see their teammates making schoolboy errors, of which there have been plenty of incidents in the past. However, there will be only a few which could beat what just happened between Taskin Ahmed and Hasan Mahmud after the latter put down Rohit Sharmaās catch.
After Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and decided to field first, India got off to a slow start against Bangladesh on Wednesday at the ongoing T20 World Cup in Adelaide. Openers KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma could only muster 11 runs from the first three overs, although the situation could have been worse had Hasan Mahmud managed to take a simple catch of Rohit.
The incident occurred in the second over of Indiaās innings when Rohit flicked Taskin Ahmedās fourth ball towards the backward square leg. The Indian skipper did not get the timing he would have hoped for, resulting in the ball travelling straight down the throat of a well-placed Mahmud. However, the Bangladeshi pacer somehow managed to fluff the grab and in the process, gave Rohit a lifeline.
Upon witnessing what took place, Taskin was furious at Mahmud and immediately broke out into a spicy rant. The quick implored the fielder why he couldnāt even hold on to such an easy catch in his native Bengali language. The Bangladeshi talisman, in a fit of rage, did not hold back and ended up calling him āBen Stokesā to cap off his outburst, thus attracting a lot of attention on social media.
However, Rohit failed to make full use of the dropped catch and was dismissed by Mahmud in the following over itself.
That frustration you never see from any player!š¤£š¤£
ā MINI BUS 2022 (@minibus2022)Ā November 2, 2022
Nope! Not today.
#RohitSharmaĀ after the catch drop I thought it's going to be 100 for him today.
ā Meganathan - M@??! (@MegnathanV)Ā November 2, 2022
Lucky but unlucky!
Dropped and gone.@ImRo45Ā should have capitalised on the drop catch.#INDVsBANĀ #T20WorldCupĀ #ICCT20WorldCup2022
ā Sameer Sandhu (@djsameer)Ā November 2, 2022
Poor form continues!
Bsdk Rohit , itne catch drop hoge tereš¤£š¤£š, fir bhi runs nhi ban rahe , you are beyond finishedĀ #INDvBANĀ #RohitSharma
ā SCIENCE QUADRON (@naivaidyay789)Ā November 2, 2022
Big man gone!
That Rohit Sharmaās drop catch made me equally frustrated like when our fielders drop catches which Rauf creates. Impressive start by Bangladesh.
ā Bilal (@_SyedBilal)Ā November 2, 2022
How can a human be this lucky!
Another match another drop catch another save for rohit evryone wants this luck#IndiavsBangladesh#indvsban#ViratKohlišµĀ #RohitSharma
ā Amer (@AmeersohilM)Ā November 2, 2022
Drop catch + Luck = RohitĀ
Catch Drop šÆ
ā SMP (@PraneethTweets9)Ā November 2, 2022
Luck =Ā @ImRo45Ā >>> any
Hahaha!
Mandatory drop catch for Rohit Sharma š¤£š¤£ššĀ #INDvBANĀ #INDvsBANĀ #T20Iworldcup2022
ā Virat (@Virat0000018)Ā November 2, 2022
Warra come back!
First drop the Catch then pick the Wicket in his own bowling.
ā Over Thinker Lawyer šµš° (@Mujha_q_Nikala)Ā November 2, 2022
What a comeback by Young Hasan Mahmood ā„ļø. Poor form of Rohit Sharma still continues.#INDvBANĀ #T20WorldCupĀ pic.twitter.com/vsqpyxNxZN