Watch: Mohammed Shami runs out Dasun Shanaka at non-striking end, India skipper Rohit Sharma withdraws appeal
Mohammed Shami, Rohit Sharma (Image Credit: Twitter)
In the dying moments of the first ODI between India and Sri Lanka, Mohammed Shami ran out Dasun Shanaka at the non-striker end. The incident happened in the last over of the game. The Sri Lanka skipper, Shanaka had taken a single on the third ball of the over. He might have trusted Kasun Rajitha well enough to take a single and get him back on strike.
Not to forget, the all-rounder was looking to get his hundred before the end of the game. Even though the team wasn’t winning the game, his hundred would have made sure that the visitors could salvage something out of a bad day. Meanwhile, it looked like Dasun’s hundred might not come as Shami flicked the bails before while running in. However, India skipper Rohit Sharma decided to withdraw the appeal.
Two balls later, the Lankan Lions skipper went on to sign off the game by scoring a hundred.
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Had no idea Mohammed Shami ran out Dasun Shanaka: Rohit Sharma
The Men In Blue won the first ODI by 67 runs. After the game, the India skipper spoke about the incident in the post-match ceremony. The right-hander claimed that he had no idea about the non-striking runout. Sharma added that Shanaka was batting brilliantly and deserved to get a hundred.
“No, I mean I had no idea Shami did that. Again, he’s batting on 98 and the way he batted was brilliant. Cannot get him out like that and wanted to get him out the way we wanted to get him out. Hats off to him,” Rohit Sharma said.
Talking about the non-striking run out, India all-rounder, Deepti Sharma ran out Charlie Deen, it become a big upheaval. The English media and cricket fraternity criticized the India player. On the other hand, the rest of the world criticized the English media and it;s cricket fraternity and reminded them about the legality of the dismissal.
