IND vs SA: Virat Kohli says no, Rohit Sharma walks: DRS moment steals the show in 1st ODI IND vs SA | Cricket News
Former India skipper Rohit Sharma’s smooth half-century came to an abrupt end on Sunday after a brief mid-overs consultation with Virat Kohli led to the opener deciding not to revisit an LBW decision, a call that left fans buzzing on social media during the first ODI against South Africa.The moment unfolded in India’s 22nd innings.
Marco Jansen missed by a length, the ball stayed lower than intended and hit Rohit around the back of the thigh as he swiveled for a pulled shot. The Proteas immediately went up, the umpire raised his finger and Rohit paused, turning to non-striker Kohli for a quick word. After a few seconds of discussion, both men agreed that DRS was not necessary. Rohit began the return journey, ending what had been a calm and imposing outing. Replays then suggested that the delivery would have at worst clipped the top of the stumps, thus validating the decision to move on.Rohit departed for 57 off 50 balls, hitting five fours and three sixes, and thus rewriting ODI history. Earlier in his innings, the 38-year-old had sent two hits sailing over the deep mid-wicket of spinner Prenelan Subrayen to tie Shahid Afridi’s total of 351 sixes, the previous record for most in One-Day Internationals. Moments later, a commanding takedown from Jansen to deep square leg carried him past the former Pakistan star.With 352 ODI sixes, Rohit is now the most prolific six-hitter the format has ever seen, achieving the feat in just 270 innings, much faster than Afridi’s 398-match career. He also spoke about his 60th ODI half a century before his release, continuing a legacy built since his debut in 2007.
