New Delhi: Indian skipper Rohit Sharma was left fuming after pacer Harshit Rana made a silly overthrow that gifted England a boundary during the 2nd ODI between the two sides at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, Odisha on Sunday, February 09. The incident took place in the 32nd over of England’s innings when Rana was bowling against England skipper Jos Buttler.
Having dismissed Hary Brook in his previous over, Rana was looking in good rhythm as he put Buttler under pressure with four consecutive dot deliveries in the 32nd over. However, the Indian pacer ended up wasting an opportunity to capitalise by gifting a boundary to England on the next delivery. He bowled another dot ball next but ended up spoiling it himself with a poor overthrow.
Buttler was slightly out of his crease trying to defend the ball from Rana, who collected the ball in a jiffy in his followthrough and sent a wayward throw towards the stumps. The ball was way out of keeper KL Rahul’s reach and raced away to the boundary rope for a four. Rohit was absolutely livid at the pacer’s mistake and gave him an earful.
“Dimaag Kidhar hai tera? Kidhar maar ra hai (Have you lost your mind? Where were you trying to hit?),” Rohit was heard telling Rana on the stump-mic after his shocking throw. “Kab sheekhoge yar (When will you learn),” Rohit added. The clip of the incident went viral on social media.
Watch Rohit Sharma loses cool on Harshit Rana after shocking overthrow:
Rohit Sharma was visibly irate when Harshit Rana’s reckless overthrow resulted in an unnecessary boundary.#INDvENGpic.twitter.com/7isBgo6tUp
— 𝓟𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓬𝓮 🥂 (@whyy__prince) February 9, 2025
Rana, who made his ODI debut in the series opener between the two sides earlier this week, had an average outing in the 2nd ODI in Cuttack on Sunday as he finished with figures of 1/62 off his 9 overs. He managed the solitary wicket of Harry Brook in the match. Ravindra Jadeja’s three-wicket haul helped India bundle out England for 349 runs in 49.5 overs.
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Indian skipper Rohit Sharma lost his cool on pacer Harshit Rana and gave him an earful on the field after a silly overthrow during the 2nd ODI against England in Cuttack on Sunday. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
