India cruised to a six wicket victory on Wednesday in Kolkata in the 1st T20 on Wednesday. Meanwhile, one of the incidents which is catching everyone’s attention. Rohit Sharma was once again assisted by Virat Kohli as the former captain urged his successor to take a review during the 1st T20
against West Indies.
During the 8th over of the West Indies innings when debutant Bishnoi’s googly went down the leg and wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant was quick to dislodge the bails. Even though there was a strong appeal for caught behind and stumping, umpire Jayaraman Madanagopal signalled a wide. Rohit meanwhile, being the skipper was unsure however Virat seemed convinced and he also convinced Rohit to take a review. Their whole conversation happened near the stump mics, fans could hear the whole dialogue between the two.
At a time when Rohit was flabbergasted by the umpire’s wide signal, Rohit can be clearly heard on the stump mic saying – “WIDE kya de raha hai yaar?” Kohli supported Bishnoi’s appeal and suggested to the Indian skipper that he heard two sounds. “Main bol raha hu, tu review le,” Kohli told Rohit. Rohit Sharma agreed to take the review but the square leg umpire had already obliged to the appeal made by the hosts.
The Ultra Edge confirmed the flat line when the ball had passed the bat. The umpire review also confirmed that there was a spike when the ball passed the pad. However, Chase was well inside his crease and the West Indies batter was allowed to extend his innings as the review went in the favour of the visitors.