Why was Rohit Sharma permit to bat in the second super over after retiring hurt? The true head-scratcher came when Afghanistan expressed a concern with the umpires. They were unhappy that Rohit Sharma given another chance to bat in the second super over.
Things went a little weird during India’s last T20I encounter against Afghanistan, leaving the cricketing community perplexed. The game ended in a tie, necessitating a Super Over, but even that did not decide the score, resulting in another tie.
The true head-scratcher came when Afghanistan expressed a concern with the umpires. The team plainly unhappy that Rohit Sharma given another chance to bat in the second Super Over. According to the rules of the game, Rohit perfectly entitle to bat again because he had not been dismiss in the first place and had retire hurt.
Rohit, who had earlier in the day demonstrated his prowess with an unbroken 121, was instrumental in the first Super Over. With two runs need off the penultimate ball, he replace by Rinku Singh at the non-striker’s end in a smart move.
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India, having tied the first Super Over, faced another in search of victory
Surprisingly, Rohit stepped up to the ground again. With a six and a four off the first two balls, he powered India to a score of 11 for 2, earning a thrilling victory as Ravi Bishnoi took wickets with his first two deliveries.
Addressing the unusual situation, India’s coach Rahul Dravid drew a link to an earlier IPL incident involving R Ashwin, praising Rohit’s strategic ability.
“Taking himself out was Ashwin-level thinking,” Dravid state when question about Rohit’s Super-Over swap, as reported by ESPNcricinfo. “That’s Ash-level thinking.”
Afghanistan’s coach, Jonathan Trott, raised concern over a lack of communication between officials and teams, not only regarding Rohit’s position but also the selection of a bowler for the second Super Over. Despite the misunderstanding, Trott underlined the game’s excitement, asking that the focus be on the exhilarating action rather than the talking points.
“I have no idea.” Have there ever been two Super Overs? That is what I’m trying to communicate. It’s almost as if we’re always establishing new norms. What I’m trying to say is that we keep testing the rules and the guidelines,” Trott explained.
“This not communicate. We wanted Azmat to bowl the second over again, but Fareed delivered an excellent over. But those types of things will be explained… because they have happen, they will be discuss and document in the future. If those are the rules, that’s excellent. “I just think we had a good game, and that shouldn’t be the talking point,” he said.
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