Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Rohit Sharma is known for his cool and calm demeanor. But the right-handed batsman lost his cool during their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Eden Gardens on Sunday.
In a deplorable show of petulance, Rohit hits the stumps at the non-striker's end while walking back after given out LBW in the fourth over even as Nitin Menon stood there in his position. And it's Rohit's 100th match as a captain in the IPL.
Rohit tried to slog the third ball of the fourth over, bowled by Harry Gurney. But missed it and umpire raised the dreaded finger. He reviewed and it returned as the umpire's call with the ball hitting the stumps, partially. Then, in Rohit's case, there seemed to a faint nick.
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Rohit was subsequently fined 15 percent of his match fee. He admitted to the Level 1 offence 2.2 of the IPL's code of conduct and accepted the sanction.
"Mr. Sharma admitted to the Level 1 offence 2.2 of the IPL's Code of Conduct and accepted the sanction," an IPL release said.
Rohit was earlier fined Rs 12 lakh for his team's slow over-rate against Kings XI Punjab.
Earlier, Rohit won the toss and put KKR into bat. The hosts rode on fifties from Shubman Gill (76 off 45), Chris Lynn (54 off 29) and Andre Russell (80 off 40) to post the season's highest total -- a massive 232/2.
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Mumbai Indians lost the high-scoring match by 34-runs, helping the hosts snap a six-match losing streak.
