India opener Rohit Sharma was given out caught behind in the most controversial manner during their crucial ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 group match against the West Indies at Old Trafford, Manchester on Thursday. The third umpire's seemingly inexplicable decision, overruling the onfield umpire's not-out decision, triggered a massive online debate, but the most heartfelt reaction came from none other the batsman's wife, Ritika Sajdeh.
India captain Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to bat first. But the newly crowned ODI world number one were stunned when third umpire Michael Gough of England decided to see what others have failed to see, Rohit nicking Kemar Roach's sixth delivery in the sixth over.
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Rohit entered the match needing two sixes to break MS Dhoni’s record of most maximums for India in ODIs. Both currently have 225 sixes each.
