IND vs AFG | Twitter in splits on Rohit Sharma’s hilarious banter after umpire denies him off the mark
It's never a dull moment on the cricket field when Indian cricketers take the field and the stump mic catches a few on-field conversations. One of those incidents took place when Rohit Sharma was heard having a banter with umpire Virender Sharma during the third T20I in Bengaluru.
With Yashasvi Jaiswal getting off the mark on the first ball of the match, the 36-year-old was all set to face Afghan pacer, Fareed Malik for the second delivery of the first over. The bowler dished a good length delivery, shaping down the leg stump line. Rohit tried to flick it past the wicketkeeper towards the fine of fine leg region and the ball did race away towards the boundary ropes. Although the runs came off the inside edge of the bat, umpire Virender Sharma committed an error and signaled a leg-bye four.
Unaware of the situation initially, the Indian stalwart was heard questioning the umpire at the end of the over. The stump mic spotted Rohit questioning in a casual tone whether the official signaled the boundary off the thigh pad as the scoreboard reflected Rohit yet to get off the mark. The Indian captain also expressed that he already got out for zeroes in the first two T20Is.
“Arey Viru, thigh pad diya kiya pehla ball. Arey itna bada bat laga yaar. Ek toh already 2 baar 0 pe out hua."
Rohit’s way of questioning the umpire in a casual tone signified the charm of the Indian skipper and sent the Twitterverse abuzz.
Hilarious Sharma!
Rohit Sharma to the umpire 😄👌
— Immy|| 🇮🇳 (@TotallyImro45) January 17, 2024
"Hey Viru, did you give the 1st ball as thigh pad - It clearly touched the bat. I have already dismissed for 0 twice". (Big smile) #INDvsAFGpic.twitter.com/Aoa0yyRvd2
Just Rohit Sharma things!
— Travis Head (@TravisHead8441) January 17, 2024
Funny!
— Travis Head (@TravisHead8441) January 17, 2024
Hahahha! This is true!
Character ho toh Rohit Sharma Jaisa 🤣
— Shashank Sharma (@topedge_cricket) January 17, 2024
Umpire Virendra Sharma ko Viru bol raha hai 😂😂pic.twitter.com/qVPWrCH8z2
Lol! So funny!
Rohit Sharma to the umpire 😄👌
— 👑RD चौधरी👑 (@RD_CHOUDHARY07) January 17, 2024
"Hey Viru, did you give the 1st ball as thigh pad - It clearly touched the bat. I have already dismissed for 0 twice". (Big smile) #INDvsAFG
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He makes it look so funny!
Rohit Sharma To The Umpire 😆
— Muhammad Ibrar (@iMIbrarr) January 17, 2024
"Hey Viru, did you give the 1st ball as thigh pad - It clearly touched the bat. I have already dismissed for 0 twice". (Big laugh)#INDvsAFG | #ViratKohli
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Rohit Sharma for a reason!
Arey Viru, pehle wala Thigh pad Diya tha kya? Itna bada bat laga hai. Ek toh idhar 2 zero ho gaya hain." - Rohit Sharma to umpire 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/KmK4hnvo5Z
— Zuhair (@zuh_dxb) January 17, 2024
That was not expected!
Rohit Sharma on stump mic to Umpire about leg bye 😂#INDvsAFG pic.twitter.com/LuWrmmZsQl
— CricExpert (@_cricexpert) January 17, 2024
Hahaha!
"Arey Viru, pehle wala Thigh pad Diya tha kya? Itna bada bat laga hai. Ek toh idhar 2 zero ho gaya hain." - Rohit Sharma to umpire 🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/SbEFODZdj2
— Nikhil Raj (@raj3_nikhil) January 17, 2024
Only Rohit can do that!
I have not seen cricketers calling umpire by their name
— Dravya Shah (@DravyaShah12) January 17, 2024
Rohit Sharma is calling him by Nick name
This man is really funny 😂😂😂#INDvsAFG #RohitSharma𓃵 pic.twitter.com/qSdkGrFuJw