IND vs AFG | Twitter abuzz after Rohit Sharma's fuming gesticulation makes way for no-ball compensation in Bengaluru

01/17/2024

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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.

Opting to bat first after winning the toss, the Indian contingent was pushed on the back foot after the Afghan bowlers drew four wickets within the powerplay. However, captain Rohit Sharma held the forte despite a few umpiring mishaps with a situation where the officials were forced to compensate for a previous no-ball 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.

Was it a no ball?

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— 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 😑

Rohit Sharma wasn't happy at all with the umpire 🤦‍♂️#RohitSharma | #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/UKjan0o7ko
— ✮✬✭ (@Blizzardofblue_) January 17, 2024

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 😑

Rohit Sharma wasn't happy at all with the umpire 🤦‍♂️#RohitSharma pic.twitter.com/iBo2cxNjxO
— RΛY (@ROXMI45) January 17, 2024

You tell?