During a Champions Trophy 2025 match against Australia in Dubai on Tuesday, Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma played a forceful shot straight down the wicket. The ball’s trajectory caused umpire Chris Gaffaney to quickly evade being hit.
Rohit Sharma appeared to be in excellent form against the Australian fast bowlers. In the sixth over, facing Nathan Ellis, he executed a superb straight drive. The ball traveled rapidly towards umpire Gaffaney, who had to jump aside to avoid impact. Commentators expressed their amusement at Gaffaney’s reaction.
Rohit Sharma himself smiled at the incident, and his reaction has become widely popular on social media.
In the match, Australia scored 264 runs before being all out in the Champions Trophy semifinal. Steve Smith and Alex Carey both scored half-centuries.
Smith was the highest scorer with 73 runs off 96 balls, forming important partnerships with Travis Head (39) and Marnus Labuschagne (29).
After Smith’s dismissal, Carey contributed 61 runs, helping Australia reach a total beyond 260.
For India, Mohammed Shami took 3 wickets for 38 runs, while Varun Chakravarthy and Ravindra Jadeja each claimed two wickets. Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel each took one wicket.
The Indian team players wore black armbands to honor Padmakar Shivalkar, a legend in domestic cricket, who passed away in Mumbai on Monday at the age of 84 due to age-related illnesses.
