'Retired out means your innings is over' - Aakash Chopra criticises umpire for allowing Rohit Sharma to bat again in Super Over

The third and final T20I between India and Afghanistan contested on January 17 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru has witnessed several dramatic moments. The match obtained an outcome after conducting two Super Overs. In the end, India emerged as the winners, securing a 10-run win in the second Super Over.

Many criticised Rohit Sharma and the umpires after the India captain batted in the second Super Over after being retired out in the first one. Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra, who was part of the commentary panel, also came up with this take on the aforementioned case, stating that the opening batter should not be allowed to bat. The 46-year-old stated that it was an incorrect call while acknowledging the statement by the match official saying he had confirmed with the Afghanistan captain and coach whether they had any objection.

"Rohit Sharma was retired out. Retired hurt means there should be an external injury on the field of play and there the umpires allow you to bat again. Retired out means your innings is over, you cannot come back again. So as soon as he went out, I said on commentary that he cannot come to bat. It's done because he had lost his wicket. Rinku Singh and Rohit Sharma came back and I thought it was wrong. Rohit Sharma shouldn't have been allowed to bat according to the rules," Chopra was heard saying on his YouTube channel.

Sanju Samson came when Rinku got out and I was shocked: Chopra

Aakash Chopra further spoke about India's decision to call Sanju Samson as the third batter in the second Super Over when Rinku Singh got out. The former cricketer stated that Shivam Dube would have been sent instead of the wicketkeeper-batter considering his ability to face left-arm pace and Fareed Ahmad was Afghanistan's bowler.

"Sanju Samson came when Rinku got out and I was shocked. Nothing against Sanju but he had already been dismissed for a first-ball duck. He didn't get a chance to bat much as he got out off the first ball. Shivam Dube was sitting out and you didn't send him. Fareed Ahmad was bowling. Dube hits left-arm pace as well. I was surprised. We scored 11 runs only. In fact, we didn't even play the entire six balls, we were bowled out on the fifth delivery itself," he further said.