"India Were Wrong In...": Ex Star Blasts Rohit Sharma And Team Over 'Controversial Run' In 3rd T20I

19.01.2024 - 03:23 sports.ndtv.com

Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma was livid over a 'controversial run' involving Mohammad Nabi and Rahmanullah Gurbaz during the third T20I encounter against Afghanistan in Bengaluru on Wednesday.

On the final ball of the first Super Over, Nabi missed a yorker from Mukesh Kumar and as they went for the single, a throw from Sanju Samson from behind the stumps hit the batter and went towards long-on.

The batters ended up completing two more runs and take their score to 16. Rohit was not happy at all with the batters taking advantage of the situation and although he ended up having an interaction with Nabi over the run, the extra two runs were deemed legit by the on-field umpires.

Former Indian cricket team opener Aakash Chopra weighed in on the incident. “A bye was taken off the last ball. Sanju Samson threw the ball, it hit Nabi's leg and they ran two extra runs.

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