IND v AFG 2024: “Shouldn't have been allowed..”- Karim Janat on Rohit Sharma batting in second super over in 3rd T20I

Rohit Sharma batted in both super overs for India, as they won the 2nd super over.

Rohit Sharma celebrates his 5th T20I ton | BCCIThe third T20I between India and Afghanistan in Bengaluru was an absolute nail-biter that saw the hosts emerge triumphant after two Super Overs were bowled. This was the first instance in an international match where two Super Overs were bowled.

The super overs also saw India captain Rohit Sharma batting in both the crucial overs. He had been 'retired out/retired hurt' in the first super over, but also came out to bat in the second super over.

In the first Super over, India needed 2 runs to win off the last ball and Rohit Sharma retired to bring Rinku Singh at the non-striker’s end in case a quick double was on the cards.

But, after the first Super Over ended in a tie, the India skipper came out to bat again in the second super over, prompting a debate about whether he should've been allowed to or not.

There was no official complaint from the Afghanistan camp, but all-rounder Karim Janat has now said that Rohit shouldn't have been allowed to bat again.

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"We didn't know much about that. Our management talked to the umpires. Rohit came out to bat, but we learned later that he shouldn't have been allowed to do that. Even if you were retired out, you can't come to bat again. We can't do much about it now because what's happened has happened. The captain and coach discussed it later, but it was all between them," Janat told Hindustan Times.

As far as the rules are concerned, Rohit shouldn't have been allowed to come back if he was retired out, but was eligible to bat again, if he was retired hurt.

After the match, Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott said that he had no idea about Rohit's situation.

"I have no idea (whether Rohit retired hurt or out). Has there ever been two Super Overs? That's what I am trying to say. We keep setting these new rules. What I am trying to say is we kept testing the rules, we kept testing the guidelines," Trott had said in the post-match press meet.

 
 

By Jatin Sharma - 21 Jan, 2024

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