Spread over four hours and 30 minutes, the third and final T20I between India Afghanistan at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday did not just witness intense cricketing action, but also provided space for minor skirmishes and confusion.
The first was when Afghanistan’s Mohammed Nabi collected two extra runs in the first Super Over after the ball ricocheted off his leg from an underarm throw by India wicket-keeper Sanju Samson. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were annoyed that it was not in good spirit, with Rohit even confronting Nabi, but to no avail.
India head coach Dravid, though, played down the incident. “It’s part of the game,” he said in the post-match presser. “You can run for those. In the first T20 [Mohali], there was an incident where it hit the bat of one of our batters and we ran a run as well. So nothing in the rules stops you.”
