“Should not Have Been Allowed”: Afghanistan Star On Rohit Sharma’s Tremendous Over Controversy

The third T20I between India and Afghanistan was an absolute nail-biter that noticed the hosts emerge triumphant after two Tremendous Overs have been bowled. With this being the primary occasion in a global match the place two Tremendous Overs have been bowled, sure guidelines have been ‘missed’ as India captain Rohit Sharma got here out to bat within the second Tremendous Over after being ‘retired out/retired damage’ within the first. Whereas no official complaints have been made by any Afghanistan participant in the course of the match, Karim Janat has now mentioned that Rohit should not have been allowed to bat once more.

With only one ball to go within the first Tremendous Over, and India needing 2 runs to win, Rohit returned to the bench retired (out or damage). However, after the Tremendous Over led to a tie, the India skipper got here out to bat once more, prompting a debate about whether or not he ought to’ve been allowed to or not.

“We did not know a lot about that. Our administration talked to the umpires. Rohit got here out to bat, however we discovered later that he should not have been allowed to try this. Even should you have been retired out, you may’t come to bat once more. We will not do a lot about it now as a result of what’s occurred has occurred. The captain and coach mentioned about it later, however it was all between them,” Janat advised Hindustan Times.

So far as the foundations are involved, Rohit should not have been allowed to return again if he was retired out, however was eligible to bat once more, if he was retired damage.

After the match, Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott mentioned that he had no concept about Rohit’s state of affairs.

“I do not know (whether or not Rohit retired damage or out). Has there ever been two Tremendous Overs? That is what I’m making an attempt to say. We preserve setting these new guidelines. What I’m making an attempt to say is we stored testing the foundations, we stored testing the rules,” Trott had mentioned within the post-match press meet.