During Afghanistan T20I, Ex-India Star's Blunt Verdict on Rohit Sharma Run-Out
The Indian cricket team defeated Afghanistan by six wickets in the first T20I encounter in Mohali on Thursday, but it was not without controversies as skipper Rohit Sharma was left frustrated after he was dismissed for a duck following a mix-up with opening partner Shubman Gill. Rohit played a delivery from Fazalhaq Farooqi to mid-off and called for a single. However, Gill was watching the ball and did not move, resulting in Rohit getting run-out without scoring a single run. The veteran batter was clearly livid at the situation, and he was even seen gesturing his frustration to Gill. Former India wicketkeeper batter Parthiv Patel supported Rohit and said that Gill should have trusted his skipper's call and gone for the single.
Parthiv said during the post-match analysis that "Shubman Gill should have just trusted Rohit Sharma. I know that they are playing for the first time in T20 internationals, but they both have played a lot of cricket together as ODI openers and Test openers. I think there was a clear misunderstanding here as Shubman Gill was watching the ball, but he should have just run at Rohit Sharma's call."
On Thursday, all-rounder Shivam Dube defied bitterly cold weather to hit an unbeaten half-century and take one wicket as India eased to a comfortable win over Afghanistan in the first T20 international.