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[Saba Sports News] Indian captain Rohit Sharma expressed clear dissatisfaction with England and Ben Foakes’ premature celebration over Yashasvi Jaiswal’s wicket.
In the 20th over, Jaiswal appeared to edge Ollie Robinson’s delivery to Foakes, prompting an appeal. However, after review, the third umpire ruled it not out, showing the ball had touched the ground first. England’s confident anticipation turned to disbelief, highlighting their conviction in the catch’s validity.
Rohit’s reaction suggested he found England’s celebration excessive, possibly suspecting they knew the catch was invalid. His mocking gesture caught on camera reflected his skepticism towards England’s shock at the decision favoring the batsman. Earlier, Rohit had demonstrated sportsmanship by signaling a non-catch of Joe Root’s edge, contrasting with England’s approach. Commentator Nick Knight linked Rohit’s displeasure to his earlier demonstration of integrity.
“The reason Rohit isn’t happy there is because he had a similar incident this morning. Joe Root’s outside edge didn’t quite carry. He said it didn’t carry there and he came up with it straightaway. You could see that he is saying it’s not out. Or maybe it was,” Knight commented.
Rohit, who had been dismissed early, watched from the dressing room as Jaiswal led the scoring for India with 73 runs, contributing to his series total of over 600 runs. Despite a promising partnership between Jaiswal and Gill, India’s innings faltered, largely due to Shoaib Bashir’s bowling, leaving India trailing England significantly.