India’s limited-overs skipper, Rohit Sharma looked his clear frustration after the veteran Indian pacer, Bhuvneshwar Kumar dropped Rovman Powell’s simple catch at a crucial juncture in the second T20I against West Indies. Rohit Sharma vented out his frustration by kicking the ball in anger after the dropped catch, only to gift the opposition an extra run.
The incident happened in the 16th over when Nicholas Pooran and Rovman Powell had scored crucial fifties for the visitors as they were chasing a daunting target of 187 runs. Bhuvneshwar bowled a short-length delivery outside off and Powell tried to smack it over long-on but only managed to get a top-edge on it the ball went straight in the air and the Indian seamer failed to take the catch as the ball popped out of his hands.
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Rohit Sharma was also miffed with Kumar for not making an effort to take the catch of a dangerous-looking Powell. The clip of Rohit kicking the ball went viral on social media and fans were shocked over the Indian captain’s uncharacteristic reaction.
Here is how the fans reacted to the incident:
Our Captain…Rohit kicking the ball….Rohit kick….rohit sharma kick… rohit frustrated https://t.co/AUlgD1jdzn
— Aishwarya (@Zain18118622) February 19, 2022
The frustration by @ImRo45 to kick the ball yesterday after @BhuviOfficial was not a good sign of a leader. Mistakes do happen. Bhuvi 19th over was crucial for yesterday's win.
— Ketan Bhandarkar (Modi Ka Parivar) (@ketanaqua) February 19, 2022
What if kohli kicks the ball when he was a captain?
I felt very bad for bhuvi yesterday
Not fair man @ImRo45#RohithSharma #ViratKohli #INDvWI pic.twitter.com/ZDUwOF1x4w— NTRamarao_cult (@Vardhan_tarak) February 19, 2022
https://twitter.com/baibhav13/status/1494757451471548416?s=20&t=d1sTEI0xxWxsfLunp-5-KQ
That was Bhuvi's Skill and experience.. iska credit bhi vada pav banake mat khilao Rohit ko… Btw the kick to ball was irresponsible.. gave that extra run
— cricbuzzer (@niravrupu) February 18, 2022
Bhuvi before this incident : 2.5 – 0 – 24 – 0
Bhuvi after this incident : 1.1 – 0 – 5 – 1My captain @imro45 know how to get best from everyone. https://t.co/2ciMndIcQQ
— ST (@Saiteja14_) February 18, 2022
That was Bhuvi's Skill and experience.. iska credit bhi vada pav banake mat khilao Rohit ko… Btw the kick to ball was irresponsible.. gave that extra run
— cricbuzzer (@niravrupu) February 18, 2022
Which captain kicks the ball like Rohit Sharma did on Bhuvaneshvar Kumar Dropping the catch of his own bowling
Such early panic..#CricketTwitter #INDvWI #IndVSWI
— Vinay Kumar Dokania (@VinayDokania) February 18, 2022
However, Bhuvneshwar Kumar made a strong comeback after the costly drop as he conceded just four runs in the penultimate over of the game and as a result, the visitors were required to score 25 runs in the final over to win the game. Harshal Patel managed to hold his nerve and, in the end, India registered a thrilling 8-run win. Rohit Sharma then hailed Bhuvneshwar for bowling a brilliant miserly over under pressure in the second T20I against West Indies.
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During the match presentation, Rohit Sharma said, “You are always a bit scared when you are playing against these guys. In the end, it was a phenomenal finish. Right from the start, we knew it wouldn’t be easy. But I am proud we executed our plans under pressure. It was very critical at that point when Bhuvneshwar bowled. That’s where experience comes into play. Bhuvi has been doing it for many years and we believe in him a lot.”
