IND vs AFG | Twitter abuzz after Rohit Sharma's fuming gesticulation makes way for no-ball compensation in Bengaluru
Humans do make mistakes and even the top-tier of a domain are confined to it. However, the human mind tends to cover up for a previous failure in the heat of a moment and such was the case when the officials signaled a no-ball after Rohit Sharma’s previous fuming gesture post umpiring howler.
On the second ball of the innings, Rohit inside-edged a flick that went towards the boundary ropes but was signaled runs off the pad by the umpire. On the final ball of the 14th over, Hitman flicked a waist-height full-toss from Mohammed Saleem towards the deep mid-wicket region for a single, and to his astonishment, the umpire did not gesture for a no-ball for height. The Indian talisman was spotted fuming at umpire Virender Sharma as he the replays projected it to be an extra.
Nine balls later, there was another full-toss from the same bowler and the Mumbaikar tucked it towards fine leg for a brace to complete the 100-run partnership with Rinku Singh. The ball was dipping and seemed like a legitimate delivery before umpire J Madanagopal signaled a no-ball. Although there was no reaction from the Indian captain, the decision sounded as compensation for the previous errors, and here’s how the Twitterverse reacted.
— Travis Head (@TravisHead8441) January 17, 2024
He was not at all happy!
Rohit Sharma unhappy with the umpire on the No Ball call. pic.twitter.com/Y2eogGV3tu
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) January 17, 2024
He's fired up!
That was clear no ball. Angry Rohit Sharma. pic.twitter.com/574stQkruV
— R A T N I S H (@LoyalSachinFan) January 17, 2024
That was a close call!
Rohit Sharma was unhappy with the umpire on the No Ball call.#RohitSharma pic.twitter.com/ml7OEenKze
— Ankit chaprana (@ankitchaprana95) January 17, 2024
How would you decide?
This was not given NO ball, Agree with the decision ? #INDvsAFG #RohitSharma #INDvsAFG pic.twitter.com/1qFqLhYWdW
— Sagar (@Vijayfans45) January 17, 2024
Yeah it wasn't!
This wasn't given a No ball 😑
— ✮✬✭ (@Blizzardofblue_) January 17, 2024
Rohit Sharma wasn't happy at all with the umpire 🤦♂️#RohitSharma | #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/UKjan0o7ko
Don't know!
This was not given NO ball, Agree with the decision ? #INDvsAFG #RohitSharma pic.twitter.com/sUr7u1xzTm
— Piyush Cricket (@kayptalks) January 17, 2024
Very angry!
Rohit Sharma angry on umpire for not calling a 'No Ball' from Saleem Safi. #INDvsAFG pic.twitter.com/zqvvoPa6A4
— Mufa (@mufa_kohli) January 17, 2024
Yeah they didn't give!
This wasn't given a No ball 😑
— RΛY (@ROXMI45) January 17, 2024
Rohit Sharma wasn't happy at all with the umpire 🤦♂️#RohitSharma pic.twitter.com/iBo2cxNjxO
You tell?
No ball or valid ball? 🧐#RohitSharma #INDvAFG #Cricket pic.twitter.com/mbPYJlLmPm
— Ahmed Khan (@SyedAhmedu49853) January 17, 2024