Rohit Sharma requested a DRS review during the India vs. Australia World Test Championship (WTC) Final at The Oval, but ultimately decided against it in a hilarious way, confusing both the fans and the experts.
Despite hitting Alex Carey’s stumps with the final ball of the 97th over. Mohammed Shami’s delivery was not called out.
Whether the ball would hit the stumps was a question that the Indian cricketers were not entirely convinced. But it appeared that Rohit would request a review.
His hands moved just as he was about to make a gesture to indicate that the ball would have missed the leg-stump.
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Cheeky from Rohit Sharma to escape from the DRS review. pic.twitter.com/GFo5o5Lef9
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) June 8, 2023
Rohit sharma DRS signal
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— ɯlse (@pitchinginline) June 7, 2023
Rohit Sharma was not good with DRS#WTCFinal #INDvsAUS #WTC2023 pic.twitter.com/iz475b6DQh
— Anmol harjpal(मोदी का परिवार) (@Anmolharjpal1) June 7, 2023
Rohit Sharma’s no-look DRS signal with the back turned to the umpire needs its own cult following #WTCFinal
— Bharat Sundaresan (@beastieboy07) June 7, 2023
Steve Smith reached his first ton earlier, and Travis Head succeeded in running 150 runs. At the conclusion of Day 1, Australia’s score was 327 for the loss of three wickets.
At the end of the first day of play, Australia had added 157 runs in the final 34 overs without losing a wicket.
Travis Head and Steve Smith having scores of 146 and 95, respectively. They shared an unbroken partnership of 251 runs for the fourth wicket.
In the post-lunch session, Australia, who had been asked to bat, added 97 runs in 28 overs while losing one wicket.
After David Warner’s opening score of 43 off 60 balls, they were 73 for 2 at the break. The day’s wicket-takers included Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, and Shardul Thakur.
Harsha Bhogle refers to Rohit Sharma during the IND vs. AUS match as “naughty.”
The 35-year-old skipper of the Indian ship looked as though he was going to the top floor for a DRS review. But he didn’t finish the signal as the cameras turned to him.
With his gesture, Rohit Sharma confounded everyone, including the umpires and commentators.
He was then seen laughing about it with prominent all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. It appeared that they were saying that the ball had gone to the leg side.
Harsha Bhogle, a commentator for Star Sports, explained Rohit’s gesture live on air as the action progressed. “He obviously made the signal, so this is interesting”.
“At that point, I also believed that the time had run out. He’s just playing around, I see. Rohit, you did a fantastic job”.
Bhogle was overheard saying “Oh, I tell you these naughty captains” during the live broadcast of the WTC Final between IND and AUS.
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