Twitter Supports Rohit as He Posts Picture of His DRS Review

Rohit Sharma scored 18 runs from 23 deliveries before being given out by the third umpire.

(Photo:Twitter/@cricketworldcup)

The much talked about moment from the India vs West Indies World Cup match on 27 June was Rohit Sharma’s unfair dismissal by the third umpire.

In the last ball of the fifth over, Roach bowled to Sharma and appealed for a caught-behind. The on-field umpire adjudged him not out but the Windies asked for a DRS review and the third umpire eventually overturned the decision and gave Rohit the walking orders.

The replays was also in favour of the original decision of ‘not-out’ as the ball seemed to have touched the pad. This caused an uproar on Twitter with fans speaking about his dismissal and questioning the third umpire.

Rohit posted a picture on Twitter which suggested that there was a gap between bat and pad and that the ball actually hit his pad before landing into the gloves of Shai Hope.

Fans came in support of rohit and trolled the third umpire:

The picture posted by Rohit indicates that the ball clipped his right pad instead of the bat.

Rohit was visibly disappointed after being given out caught behind by wicketkeeper Shai Hope of the bowling of Kemar Roach in the match on Thursday.

The right-hander was deceived by an in-swinging delivery from Roach in the final ball of the sixth over and the West Indies team went up in appeal for caught behind, suggesting Rohit had got an inside-edge onto the wicketkeeper.

On-field umpire Richard Illingworth ruled it not-out but West Indies captain Jason Holder went for the review and third umpire Michael Gough overturned the call in the Caribbean side's favour.

The third umpire seemed to have gone by the snicko after repeated replays showed there was a gap between the bat and ball.

(With Inputs from PTI and IANS)