Irani Trophy | Twitter erupts as Sarfaraz's injury takes unexpected twist with Gaikwad's obstructing-the-field appeal
When was the last time an injury, an appeal for a rare form of dismissal, and a controversial TV umpire verdict took center stage on the same ball in a cricket contest? All these events took place in a matter of moments during the dying moments of the fourth day in the ongoing Irani Trophy clash.
On the back of Abhimanyu Easwaranâs 191 and Dhruv Jurelâs 93, the Rest of India unit stockpiled 416 runs in the first innings. With 121 runs lead in hand, the Mumbai side got off to a confident start, courtesy of some ravishing strokes from opener Prithvi Shaw. Despite losing out on partners during the third session, he flourished with a 76 runs knock before Sarfaraz Khan and Tanush Kotian joined hands at the cue end of the dayâs play. With the game running smooth, the former was a part of an unprecedented drama revolving around an injury and âobstructing the fieldâ appeal from the opposition.
Having already scalped four important wickets in the innings, Saransh Jain was in the middle of a long toil when Tanush Kotian drove a fuller loopy delivery outside the stumps towards deep cover. Prasidh Krishna from the deep sprinted in and made a throw towards the keeperâs end with Sarfaraz from the non-striker suddenly changing his course for a run and taking a blow at the spine. Immediately, the Mumbai batter was seen clutching his back in agony and laid down the physio strolling into the field. From the opposition side, Ishan Kishan went near Sarfaraz and teased him by grabbing his chin while the batter lay down in pain.Â
Amidst all this play, Rest of India captain Ruturaj opted for a TV umpireâs referral for obstructing the field. The man behind the screen, Abhijit Bengari had a look at it closely and decided to go against the Ruturaj-led side as he felt the batterâs act was non-deliberate and he was already in the crease when the ball hit him. However, the verdict of Not Out didnât quite please Ruturaj, who was seen in a long conversation with onfield umpire Saiyed Khalid. On the flip side, Sarfaraz was seen hovering around claiming his act as reluctant, sparking further drama and a delayed play. The Twitterverse found it an interesting phase in the play and had their own views on the act.
Wait but why???
â Arijit Shanto (@ArijitShan18431)Â
That would have hurt a bit!
â Arijit Shanto (@ArijitShan18431)Â
Yeah!
Ishan Kishan is the Gem of a person, just look at him giving support to Sarfaraz khan after he got injuredđđ¤Â    Â
â Ishan'sđđ§ââď¸ (@IshanWK32)Â
Ah?
Abhimanyu Easwaran out 191 runÂ
â Sksportsmaniađ (@khansalman88177)Â
He missed his double CenturyÂ
But fabulous opener fabulous cricket đÂ
Sarfaraz Khan vs AbhimanyuEaswaranđÂ
Both are the future of India đŽđłÂ  Â
Really??
Sarfaraz Khan wasting the time intentionally for he change path of running to straight to other side.
â Rutu's CSK (@RutuCsk)Â
Prasidh Krishna throw the ball to keeper but Sarfaraz change the direction, ball hits Sarfaraz, wasted a 10 minutes crucial.
It is on top!
Video plzz đĽšđđ
â V .M (@VMJ2001)Â
Nope! He was in already!
Saved himself from getting outđđđ
â Ishan'sđđ§ââď¸ (@IshanWK32)Â
Sending!
Need to ask fromÂ
â Ishan'sđđ§ââď¸ (@IshanWK32)Â
Oh!
When Sarfaraz reached 5* in the 2nd ininngs, his 1st class average got into 70.00
â Aby Siby (@Aby_Siby)Â
Players with highest 1st class batting averages (min. 50 inns)
1 - D Bradman -95.14 (28067 Career Runs)
2 - V Merchant -71.64 (13470)
3 - SARFARAZ KHAN - 70.00 (4410)Â Â
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