Umpires making mistakes not good for the game: Rohit Sharma

Bengaluru: Umpire S. Ravi's failure to spot the no-ball off the last ball of the Royal Challengers Bangalore innings might have helped Mumbai Indians win a humdinger of a match on Thursday, but MI skipper Rohit Sharma believes that these mistakes shouldn't happen as they are game changers. He even pointed at the wide that was given off Jasprit Bumrah in the 19th over which he felt was a bit harsh on the bowler.

"I just got to know when we crossed the rope. Somebody just told me it was a no-ball. These kind of mistakes are not good for the game of cricket, it's pretty simple. The over before that Bumrah bowled a ball which wasn't a wide. Those are game-changers. There's a TV up there, they have to watch what's happening. It is as simple as that.

"Players can't do much. The only thing they can do is walk off and shake hands because it was the last ball. It's disappointing to see that. I hope they rectify their mistakes like we do when we make mistakes," he rued.

While it looked like RCB would run away with the game, Rohit begged to differ and said that the match was always under their control and the players executed the plans really well.

"Anything over 180 is a good score. You can fight with it. We know the conditions here and we got the bowlers to get the job done. It is not a safe score. We were in the game even though Virat and AB were batting. We didn't panic, we kept sticking to our strengths. From the 7th to 15th over, it's a crucial phase. We stuck to our plans and I think it was a great effort from the bowling unit," he smiled. IANS

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