Choosing to bat first after winning the toss, the Indian team faced adversity as the Afghan bowlers secured four wickets within the powerplay.
Despite a challenging situation marked by a few umpiring mistakes, Captain Rohit Sharma demonstrated resilience. Notably, there was a moment in the second ball of the innings when Rohit inside-edged a flick towards the boundary ropes, but the umpire signaled runs off the pad.
In the 14th over’s final ball, Rohit flicked a waist-height full-toss for a single, and surprisingly, the umpire did not call it a no-ball for height, leading to frustration from the Indian captain.
Later, in a significant turn of events, another full-toss from the same bowler occurred nine balls later. Rohit, along with Rinku Singh, completed a 100-run partnership as the ball seemed legitimate, but umpire J Madanagopal signaled a no-ball.
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Although Rohit showed no reaction, the decision appeared to be a compensation for the prior errors. The Twitterverse had varied reactions to these umpiring incidents.