India captain Rohit Sharma lost his cool after his team conceded two extra runs following two direct hit overthrows against Bangladesh in the 31st over of the match at the MCA Stadium in Pune on Thursday. The incident occurred when veteran wicket-keeping batter Mushfiqur Rahim hit Shardul Thakur at backward point to take a quick single.
Ravindra Jadeja saw an opportunity and went for the direct hit at the non-striker’s end, but Towhid Hridoy was comfortably in and ran for the second after the ball ricocheted off the stumps. To make matters worse, KL Rahul picked the ball up and had a go at the non-striker’s end, finding the stumps which led to Bangladesh stealing another single.
This whole fiasco left Rohit fuming as India gave away two unnecessary runs to Bangladesh in a crucial stage of the game. The Indian captain was seen expressing his displeasure to Jadeja and Rahul on the field. He was also caught on camera saying, “Isko kya ho raha hai? (What’s happening to him?)”.
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The incident highlights the importance of fielding in cricket, especially in crucial matches like World Cup games. Every run counts, and two extra runs can make a big difference in the outcome of a match. Fortunately for India, they have managed to take wickets in the game so far, but they will need to be more careful in the field in the tournament like World Cup.
.Here is the video of the incident:
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India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
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Bangladesh (Playing XI): Litton Das, Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahmudullah, Nasum Ahmed , Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam
The netizens on ‘X’ went into troll mode and laughed at the fielding errors by a professional outfit like India.
“Idhar se direct hit marunga, udhar se run niklega”
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) October 19, 2023
Direct hit maar maar ke 2 extra dediya 😭😭😭😭
— N😔 (@WhyRat_Kolly) October 19, 2023
Double direct hit and Bangladesh steals 3 runs! #indiavsbangladesh #INDvBAN #CricketWorldCup #ICCCricketWorldCup #CWC23INDIA
— Reverse Paddle (@reverse_paddle) October 19, 2023
Rohit Sharma is not Happy at all 🙂
Two Direct Hit at different ends on the same ball by Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul!!#cwc23 #KLRahul #rohitsharma #RAVINDRAJADEJA #INDvBAN pic.twitter.com/S2ALS9YxZ8— Aryan Bhardwaj (@HackSplitter) October 19, 2023
Single…
Direct hit… Not out, but 1 run overthrow
Direct hit again.. Not out again.. 1 run overthrow
Never seem this 😂😂😅#INDvBAN #ICCCricketWorldCup23
— ವಿಕ್ರಮ್ ಪ್ರಭು | Vikram Prabhu (@TheLostIndian18) October 19, 2023
#RohitSharma is facing problem of plenty with this team.
There was an unnecessary direct hit by #jadeja at non-striker’s end and the backup fielder again picks up and does another direct hit at striker’s end.
This is brilliant fielding effort by India!#CWC2023— adot (@adot99160725) October 19, 2023
Jadeja: Direct hit to the stumps BAN took run.
Kl Rahul: Main bhi direct hit marunga, BAN took another run.
Rohit Sharma be like: Beta agar ye 1 or 2 runs ki wajah se haare na toh agle match mai Bench par baithne ki teyaari kar lena.
— Sidharth (@CrikTour) October 19, 2023
Jab direct hit karna tha….tab nahi kiya😭😭😭
— M!! (@TejranFTW111) October 19, 2023
