"Did Not Want...": Rohit Sharma On Withdrawing Mohammed Shami's Run-Out Appeal Against Dasun Shanaka
Dasun Shanaka wouldn’t have reached the landmark had it not been for Rohit Sharma’s intervention. The India captain withdrew an appeal for run out at the non-striker’s end by Mohammed Shami after the batter had backed up too far. Rohit Sharma in post-match presentation after 1st ODI vs Sri Lanka India captain Rohit Sharma on Tuesday said he did not want Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka to get run out after the batter had backed up too far on way to a gallant hundred in the first ODI in Guwahati on Tuesday. Riding Virat Kohli’s 73rd international hundred and half-centuries from Rohit and Shubman Gill, India posted an imposing 373 for seven after being asked to bat first. Sri Lanka were never in the hunt after losing half their side for 161, but Shanaka (108 not out off 88 balls) stood tall amid the ruins with his fight knock. However, he wouldn’t have reached the landmark had it not been for Rohit’s intervention. He withdrew an appeal for run out at the non-striker’s end by Mohamme...