Rohit Sharma accused in commentary of conspiring with DRS to save his wicket

Published - 23 Oct 2025, 02:03 PM | Updated - 23 Oct 2025, 02:07 PM

Rohit Sharma accused in commentary of conspiring with DRS to save his wicket
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Former Australian batter Mark Waugh has challenged the DRS after Rohit Sharma was declared not out off Josh Hazlewood's bowling. He said with utmost despair that "there was no way there was an inside edge."

When it's India taking on Australia, drama is promised for the fans from both nations. The same was witnessed during the second ODI between the two teams at the Adelaide Oval. The Indian skipper, Shubman Gill, lost another toss in international cricket and was asked to bat first.

Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill opened the innings for the team; however, Gill and Kohli failed to give India a promising start, while Rohit survived despite multiple scares. This was the instance when the incident occurred around Mark Waugh.

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Rohit Sharma ruled not out by DRS after a near call

On the fourth delivery of the 6th over, Josh Hazlewood, the lanky Australian pacer who dismissed Rohit in the first game, bowled a good length delivery outside the off-stump, a ball similar to the previous ball he got dismissed on; however, this time the ball swung back sharply towards the stumps.

Rohit Sharma once again tried to break the shackles with a huge heave across the line and without much foot movement. He was cramped for room, and the ball went on to flick the pads sharply as the Aussies went up in a big appeal.

As the on-field umpire did not raise a finger, the Australians took a review for the second time against Rohit Sharma, having wasted a review already. The DRS showed that the ball never hit the bat, as it was a straight line as the ball passed the bat, and rather it went on to flick a portion of their back pad.

Mark Waugh couldn't believe the DRS when it ruled Rohit Sharma not out

As the field umpire did not give that out and the Aussies had to take it to the third umpire through referral, the Australian opening batsman, Mark Waugh, looked confident and deeply desired the breakthrough from the commentators' box.

The DRS showed a flat line while the ball passed the bat, and the spike occurred only when the ball flicked Rohit's thigh pad, which led to disappointment for the former Australian in the commentary box. He looked disgusted by the call.

Mark Waugh, who was commentating at the moment, was not convinced by the call. The former Australian opener was heard saying on air, “There was no way there was an inside edge.”

Indian tailenders contribute significantly as India crawl past 250

After the Indian top order failed to be promising at the top for the Men in Blue, they produced a convincing end to their innings after Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer scored crucial half-centuries. Axar Patel was the third-highest scorer with 44 runs, striking at over 100.

The Indian no. 9 and no. 10, Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh, played a stunning hand of 37 for the 9th wicket and led India to complete 50 overs of play in the batting innings. India posed a fightable target of 265 in front of the Australian batters.

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