Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) is hosting Mumbai Indians (MI) in the 5th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. Former RCB skipper, Virat Kohli is one of the most expressive characters in the cricket world and he never holds himself back from displaying emotions. He showcased it once again when he gave a loud reaction after Rohit Sharma survived after a collision between Dinesh Karthik and Mohammed Siraj.
Mumbai Indians are in a bit of trouble losing three wickets inside the powerplay overs itself. RCB bowlers grabbed some of the attention by taking early wickets but the most noteworthy incident of the innings so far occurred when Rohit Sharma’s catch was dropped due to a chaotic moment on the field.
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Mohammed Siraj was bowling the fifth over of the innings and he bowled a short-pitched delivery to Rohit Sharma. The bowler bowled a short ball on the penultimate delivery of the over and Rohit opted for his trademark pull shot.
However, the shot was mistimed and it took a top edge. Dinesh Karthik immediately raced toward the ball to grab the sitter while Siraj also took off toward the ball to ensure the dismissal.
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However, both of them were not cautious enough to look at the other and avoid any possible collision. As a result, there eventually collided and both of them were down for a while. Virat Kohli also displayed his expressive element and showed his emotions upon the incident.
Here is the video of the dropped catch by Mohammed Siraj and Dinesh Karthik:
— WPL MAHARASTRA (@WMaharastra) April 2, 2023
Twitterati also joined Kohli’s reaction and they flooded the social media platform with emotions.
#RCBvMI Terrible misunderstanding in the field between Dinesh kartik & Siraj as bowl flown to near the wicket both players tries the catch & its opportunity missed .Rohit sharma get life here
— papabooknews247 (@papabook247news) April 2, 2023
WTF Mohammed Siraj. That was Dinesh Karthik 's!! 😭
— Jonah Abraham 😷 (@JonahAbraham26) April 2, 2023
Mohammad Siraj trying to catch which actually belonged to Dinesh Karthik, this incident again reminded me that people love to snatch things which belong to Dinesh.#RCBvsMI
— Harsh Vardhan Chaurasia (@mrhvcji) April 2, 2023
#RCBvMI match interrupted siraj injured dinesh and siraj collides with each other to give rohit a chance. Catch is dropped #RohitSharma𓃵 #MIvsRCB
— Rahaaa (@rahaa_B) April 2, 2023
Rohit sharma catch drop dinesh kartik and siraj collides each other and catch is dropped #RCBvMI
— Rahaaa (@rahaa_B) April 2, 2023
I guess Kartik was not asking Siraj to pay via UPI!
— Debiprasad ଦେବୀପ୍ରସାଦ (@debiprasadss) April 2, 2023
Mohd Siraj & Dinesh Karthik collide in the middle to take Rohit Sharma catch!
Result: Both missed it and Rohit gets a life!
Opinion: It was DK's Catch!#TATAIPL#RCBvMI#IPL2023 pic.twitter.com/vyxaCcRjDS
— Nilesh G (@oye_nilesh) April 2, 2023
