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Rohit Sharma was disappointed seeing Steve Smith not walk off despite edging a ball into the hands of Dinesh Karthik.

Wade single-handedly handled the Indian bowlers in the death overs as he played the finisher's role to perfection scoring an unbeaten 21-ball 45. Rohit was loud in his appeal and got livid when the umpire denied it. Australia were chasing 209 when pacer Umesh Yadav bowled a full delivery, right on the wide line, to Smith on the third ball of the 12th over.

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma gave Steve Smith an epic send-off during the 1st T20I between India and Australia on Tuesday. Rohit's hilarious reaction became ...

Wade's 45 off 21 balls and David's 18 off 14 balls guided Australia to 211-6 in 19.2 overs as the visitors secured a 4-wicket win over the Rohit-led side. However, Umesh’s twin strikes failed to thwart Australia's bid of completing the record run chase at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium on Tuesday. Rohit's hilarious reaction became an instant hit among the fans and followers of the game. Rohit's animated captaincy style was on display during the [Australian](https://www.hindustantimes.com/topic/australia-cricket-team) innings in the recently concluded 1st T20I between Aaron Finch's men and hosts India at Mohali. Showing his emotions after a successful Decision Review System (DRS) call, Rohit gave Steve Smith an epic send-off during the 12th over bowled by pacer Umesh Yadav. Celebrating Smith's wicket, Rohit was seen poking fun at the Australian batter following his controversial dismissal.

Australia have drawn first blood with an impressive four wicket victory over India at the PCA Stadium in Mohali on Tuesday, September 20.

Wade single-handedly handled the Indian bowlers in the death overs as he played the finisher's role to perfection scoring an unbeaten 21-ball 45. On the third delivery of the 12th over, senior pacer Umesh Yadav bowled a full delivery which was a bit widish length as Smith shuffled across to attempt a paddle scoop. Instead of confronting the batter directly, Rohit expressed his disappointment with a way of laughter and a gesture that signalled him to keep walking back to the pavilion.

Indian captain Rohit Sharma gave an offbeat send-off to Australia's Steve Smith after taking a successful review against him in the first T20I in Mohali.

Smith shook his head in denial after edging the ball to the keeper and that's perhaps what irked Rohit. Rohit was loud in his appeal and got livid when the umpire denied it. Smith shuffled to play a paddle but, surprised by the line, tried to nudge it to third-man at the last moment.

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But the Australian seemed to be pretty disappointed by the call or maybe was unhappy with himself since he was batting quite well having reached 35 with the help of three fours and a six. It was a great effort from our batters, but bowlers were not quite there. There are things we need to look at, but it was a great game for us to understand what went wrong," he said. Right after he had belted a six and a four off successive deliveries from Umesh Yadav, Steve Smith tried disturbing the bowler’s line by moving across. Watch his hilarious gesture below: All he managed was an edge which was caught by wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik.

Rohit Sharma, the captain of India, is not one of the most flamboyant players. But the Hitman had an incredible response to an incident during the first ...

India was anticipated to win the match after Smith was out, but Matthew Wade had other plans. Smith was unable to strike the ball as he desired. But the Hitman had an incredible response to an incident during the first T20I against Australia.