Rohit Sharma in the 3rd T20I against Afghanistan© BCCI/Sportzpics
India registered a 3-0 clean sweep over Afghanistan in the recently concluded T20I series last week. The series marked the return of Indian skipper Rohit Sharma and star batsman Virat Kohli back to T20Is after a 14-month break. The third T20I turned out to be an interesting watch as the outcome of the match was decided after two super overs. After a long, exciting battle, Team India took victory by 10 points and won the series 3-0. However, this match also generated some controversy after Rohit returned to bat in the second super over.
In the first super over, India needed 17 to win six balls. Rohit scored 14 runs before returning to the dugout. It looked like he was retiring and as per the guidelines, a player cannot bat in the second super over if he/she is out in the first super over.
However, Rohit returned to bat for India in the second over, leaving everyone curious as to whether he was retired, hurt or out.
Speaking about the incident, South African legendary batsman AB de Villiers stated that a player cannot bat again if he gets out in the first super over. He also stated that it may have been the broadcasters' fault.
“Double Super Over unbelievable (smiles). You can't bat again if you get bowled out in the first super over. I think they might argue that he retired due to injury and maybe it was a scoring error to show him out,” De Villiers said on his YouTube channel.
De Villiers also praised Indian batsman Rinku Singh stating that he is a match winner and his consistency is needed to win the matches.
“Rinku is a fantastic player, a match winner, and it's good to see him becoming consistent too. You have to be a consistent player who always tries to win games for your team.”
Across 15 matches and 11 innings in T20Is for India, Rinku has scored 356 runs at an average of 89.00 and a strike rate of over 176 with two half-centuries. He has made a name for himself as a finisher for Team India.
(With ANI inputs)
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