Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma didn’t enjoy a very happy 36th birthday on Sunday as he was dismissed for just 3 against Rajasthan Royals in an IPL 2023 match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Yet, his team managed to make it a memorable occasion for their skipper. With the help of Suryakumar Yadava and Tim David herocis, MI chased down the 213-run target with six wickets and three balls to spare to move up to 7th place in IPL 2023 Points Table.
The controversy erupted when Rohit was dismissed for just 3, doubled by RR pacer Sandeep Sharma in the 2nd over of their chase. On social media, a video of Rohit’s dismissal wnet viral. Fans on Twitter started speculating that RR skipper and wicketkeeper Sanju Samson’s gloves had clipped the bails instead of the ball.
However, another user posted a picture of the dismissal from the side angle which showed that Sanju Samson’s gloves were far away from the stumps when the ball clipped the bails.
Also MI skipper Rohit Sharma chose not to review the dismissal nor did the umpire refer the dismissal to the third umpire.