‘Le lo,’ Rohit Sharma jokingly asks Afghans to take DRS:Gambhir guides Afghanistan players, Iyer sends his bat flying

In the third and last ODI against Afghanistan at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India secured a commanding win by 9 wickets. With the comprehensive victory, Men in Blue also whitewashed the Afghans 3-0 in the one-day series, a first for Shubman Gill as ODI captain of India. The matchup included various moments apart from Rohit-Jaiswal’s bashing, like Rashid Khan meddling with Rohit Sharma after being thrashed by the Indian opener. Meanwhile, Shreyas Iyer lost his bat after coming out to bat. Let’s take a look at the Top moments from India vs Afghanistan 3rd ODI one by one in the following story… India vs Afghanistan 3rd ODI Top Moments 1) ‘Le lo,’ Rohit Sharma jokingly asks Afghanistan players to use DRS Rohit Sharma joked with the Afghanistan players, hilariously asking them to use the DRS in the second innings. This incident happened on the last ball of the 16th over of India’s chase when Rohit was beaten by a Rashid Khan delivery. On the fourth ball of the same over, Afghanistan made a caught behind appeal and took a DRS, which showed no edge. After being beaten by the delivery, the Afghanistan players started to appeal and Rohit jokingly urged them to use the DRS again. The stump microphone caught him saying, ‘le lo,’ and the clip has gone viral on social media. 2) Shreyas Iyer sends his bat flying while trying to hit a ball Coming out to bat after Rohit Sharma’s dismissal, Rohit Sharma had a bizarre moment in the field. On the 2nd ball of the 23rd over, the bat went flying out of Shreyas Iyer’s hands as he tried punching off the back foot. As the bat got high in the air, Iyer instinctively wrapped his hands around his head for protection, as he didn’t know where the bat had gone. The willow went so high that it landed around the short leg region on the field. 3) Rashid Khan meddles with Rohit Sharma mid-match While Rohit Sharma was batting in the 2nd innings and thrashing Afghanistan bowlers, especially Rashid Khan, the latter meddled in a fun banter with the Indian opener. Notably, Rohit slammed 40 runs against Rashid Khan in 3rd ODI. 4) Murali Kartik calls Hashmat Shahidi ‘Good boy’ at the toss After Hashmat Shahidi won the toss during the 3rd ODI vs India, presenter Murali Kartik called Afghan captain ‘Good boy’ on his choice. Notably, when Hashmat won the toss, Kartik retorted, “Don’t tell me you wanna bowl first today”, to which Hashmat laughed off and replied, “We want to bat first today”. Delighted with Shahidi’s decision, Kartik praised him, saying, “Good boy”. 5) Yashasvi completed his century by hitting a six, Gambhir all smiles Yashasvi Jaiswal completed his second ODI century by hitting a six off Nabi’s ball. In the 29th over, he hit a six over extra cover off Mohammad Nabi’s first ball. After completing his century, he took off his helmet and waved both hands in the air. By hitting a four and a six in the same over, he secured India’s victory. As Jaiswal was celebrating his century, the camera showed Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir sporting a big smile as he applauded the youngster’s knock. 6) India were rewarded 5 penalty runs During the first innings, Shahidi repeatedly entered the pitch’s danger area despite the umpire’s warning. On the last ball of the 40th over, while taking a single, Shahidi again went into the danger area. The umpire reprimanded him. Additionally, the single was cancelled, and a 5-run penalty was imposed on Afghanistan. Hence, India’s score already read 5/0 even before a ball was bowled in the second innings. 7) Head coach Gautam Gambhir shared a chat with the Afghanistan players After winning the series in Chennai, India, Gambhir was spotted having a chat with Afghanistan players in the dugout, a move that was appreciated by the netizens on social media. India vs Afghanistan 3rd ODI Top Records 1. Shubman Gill equals Rohit’s record Shubman Gill won the ‘Player of the Series’ title for the 6th time in ODI cricket. He equalled Rohit in terms of winning this award the most times for India. Both are jointly in fourth place with 6 awards. Former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is in first place. He achieved this feat 15 times. 2. Shahidi scored his maiden century 4644 days after his debut Hashmatullah Shahidi has scored his first century in this format after making his ODI debut in 2013. He is fourth in terms of taking the most days to complete his maiden century after his ODI debut. Zimbabwe’s Regis Chakabva is in first place with 5040 days. 3. 23 runs scored in India’s first over India scored 23 runs in the first over in Chennai. This included 5 penalty runs. This is the highest score in the first over of an Indian innings in ODI cricket. Previously, 22 runs were scored in the first over against Bangladesh in Colombo in 2004. 4. Prasidh delivered Chepauk’s best bowling performance Prasidh took 5 wickets for 23 runs. This is the best bowling performance in an ODI at Chennai’s Chepauk Stadium. He broke West Indies’ Ravi Rampaul’s 15-year-old record. Rampaul had taken 5 wickets for 51 runs against India in 2011. 5. Rohit Sharma surpassed Kumar Sangakkara Rohit, along with Jaiswal, made an opening partnership of 170 runs. This is the 71st time in ODIs that Rohit has been part of a century partnership. He is the third player in the world to be part of a century partnership the most times. Sachin Tendulkar is in the first place with 99.