Rohit Sharma’s Reaction after Akash Deep’s DRS Call : In the Kanpur Test match against Bangladesh, India’s Akash Deep bowled a great bowling Spell. He first sent Zakir Hasan back to the pavilion with a catch by Yashasvi Jaiswal and later dismissed Shadman Islam, giving Bangladesh their second blow. Akash Deep made a strong impact by dismissing both openers. Bangladesh’s first wicket fell at the score of 26, with Zakir not even opening his account. Later, Akash Deep trapped Shadman Islam LBW at the score of 29, Shadman scored 24 runs.
As soon as Akash dismissed Shadman Islam LBW, captain Rohit Sharma and former captain Virat Kohli celebrated the wicket joyfully. Their reactions were worth watching, as the two legends openly celebrated Shadman Islam’s dismissal. A video of their celebration has gone viral on social media.
How Akash Deep got Shadman Islam’s Wicket
On the first ball of the 13th over, Akash Deep had bowled to Shadman Islam near the off-stump at a good length. The ball pitched and came in, but the batter missed his flick, and the ball hit his pad. Akash immediately appealed for LBW, but the umpire turned it down. However, Akash was confident that Shadman was out and signaled to captain Rohit Sharma to take a review. Even though other Indian players did not supported Akash Deep for that review, but Akash insisted his Captain Rohit Sharma.
Rohit took DRS and overturned the decision
Finally, Rohit Sharma backed his fast bowler Akash Deep and signaled for the review. During ball tracking it was revealed that the ball was indeed hitting the leg stump. The third umpire overturned the on-field umpire’s decision, and Shadman Islam was declared out LBW after scoring 24 runs off 36 balls, including 4 fours. The joy of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli was clearly visible after the third umpire overturned the decision. The Indian team praised Akashdeep for insisting on taking the review.
Watch Video of Shadman’s Wicket and Rohit Sharma’s Reaction
Surprise, surprise Rohit Sharma! 😍
A successful review by the #TeamIndia skipper brings Akash Deep his 2nd wicket of the game! 🙌#INDvBAN #JioCinemaSports #IDFCFirstBankTestSeries pic.twitter.com/YiJMxqzbXm
— JioCinema (@JioCinema) September 27, 2024
Rohit’s reaction goes viral
As soon as Shadman was given out by the third umpire, Rohit Sharma’s delightful reaction was worth watching. He celebrated the wicket with Akash Deep, and the other players also congratulated Akash for the wicket. Now along with Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli’s reaction is going viral on social media.
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Indian Playing XI:
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
Bangladesh’s Playing XI:
Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das (wicketkeeper), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Khaled Ahmed.