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India vs England Third Take a look at: Followers slam ‘Umpire’s name’ rule after Rohit Sharma’s aesthetic dismissal

India opener Rohit Sharma fell victim to the controversial rule ‘Umpire’s name’ on Friday throughout the third Take a look at at Leeds and as expected the incident has sparked a debate on the internet. Throughout the third innings of the match, Rohit become given out by the umpire and then he took the DRS which confirmed that the ball become clipping the head of the leg-stump.

On the alternative hand, as per the guideline, no longer decrease than 50 per cent of the ball beget to be hitting the stumps, nonetheless fans in point of fact feel easiest 10-20 per cent of the ball is clipping the wicket. Had the umpire no longer raised his finger, it could perhaps well perhaps had been no longer out. Followers in point of fact feel the Umpire’s Call rule is peculiar.

Right here is how fans reacted to the dismissal:

Put out of your mind 50%,Appears like easiest 3% (or less) of ball hitting the wicket, This mustn’t be umpires name.


Both the third umpire become drunk or the foundations for Umpires name changed in final one hour!! #INDvENG #ENGvIND #RohitSharma pic.twitter.com/HppBEsn0FW

— All About Cricket (@allaboutcric_) August 27, 2021

Greater than 75% allotment of the ball become missing the stumps and still, an umpires name.


They’ve made LBW a humorous account in point of fact.


Absolute nonsense this is.#ENGvIND #RohitSharma pic.twitter.com/Mc2rgfDNjb

— Akshat (@Akshat_Cricket) August 27, 2021

Fully ridiculous. Bear continuously believed that DRS must be decisive, this umpire’s name proves that. Shambolic. #ENGvIND #RohitSharma pic.twitter.com/cmPzrNXPcH

— Atharv Warty (@atharvsays) August 27, 2021

Rohit performed a out of the ordinary knock of 59 runs and looked speak for a hundred till he fell prey to a sad possibility by the umpire. Even the India opener become no longer elated with the possibility and fumed on his diagram relief to the dressing room.

Meanwhile, an below-fireside Cheteshwar Pujara performed one of his most aggressive knocks because the Indian top-impart confirmed plenty of receive to the bottom of to reach 215 for 2 and shield the third Take a look at against England alive with two more days closing.

Pujara, who has been pilloried of unhurried for his extremely-defensive diagram and castigated for no longer showing enough “intent”, smashed 16 boundaries in his 91 no longer out off 180 balls on the third day. With this knock, he overshadowed the 2 megastars in skipper Virat Kohli and the supremely-gifted Rohit Sharma. It’s a rarity nonetheless Friday become one of as of late when the cricketing gods sided with Pujara.

Pujara has already performed enough to present his occupation a unusual rent of existence. With two days left within the game, England remain favourites despite the pitch being factual for batting as India still need 139 runs to steer certain of innings defeat, after the hosts scored 432 of their first innings to manufacture a massive 354-trudge lead.

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