Rohit Sharma out or not out? Hitman's own tweet sparks fresh controversy

India opener Rohit Sharma Friday took to the social media to express his disappointment over his controversial dismissal against the West Indies here. Rohit, who was ruled out on 18 off 23 balls, posted a close-up picture of his dismissal on his official Twitter page, suggesting that there was a significant gap between the bat and ball. The picture posted by Rohit, popularly known as "Hitman", indicates that the ball clipped his right pad instead of the bat.

Rohit was visibly disappointed after being given out caught behind by wicketkeeper Shai Hope of the bowling of Kemar Roach in the match on Thursday.

The right-hander was deceived by an in-swinging delivery from Roach in the final ball of the sixth over and the West Indies team went up in appeal for caught behind, suggesting Rohit had got an inside edge onto the wicketkeeper.

🤦‍♂️👀 pic.twitter.com/0RH6VeU6YB

— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) June 28, 2019

On-field umpire Richard Illingworth ruled it not-out but West Indies captain Jason Holder went for the review and the third umpire Michael Gough overturned the call in the Caribbean side's favour. The third umpire seemed to have gone by the snicko after repeated replays showed there was a gap between the bat and ball.

Rohit Sharma's tweet was flooded by retweets and comments almost instantly as fans expressed disappointment with the third umpire, with some fans also pointing finger at ICC, which is already facing backlash as rains continue to wash away World Cup matches.