‘I have no idea’ – Johnathan Trott on being unaware of the double-super over rules
As the third T20I between India and Afghanistan went on to the second super over, Afghanistan coach Johnathan Trott was unaware of the rules of the super over. Rohit Sharma’s decision to retire hurt in the first super over and confused the coach. Trott, while talking about the match said he was very unaware of the rules and the communication wasn’t clear from the match officials. Nonetheless, India won the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan after winning the third match in Bengaluru.
Trott said during the post-match meet, “I have no idea (whether Rohit retired hurt or out). Has there ever been two Super Overs? That’s what I am trying to say. We keep setting these new rules. What I am trying to say is we kept testing the rules, we kept testing the guidelines. It was not communicated (the rule). We wanted Azmat to bowl the second over again, but Fareed (Ahmad) bowled a great over. But these things will be explained and done in writing in the future.”
The Afghanistan team wanted to use Azmatullah Omarzai in the second super-over as well, but couldn’t as one bowler can’t bowl two consecutive super-overs. Since 2019, the super-over rules have been in practice and it’s not the umpire’s job to remind about the rules.
‘If those are the rules, that’s great’ – Johnathan Trott speaks about the game
Afghanistan coach Johnathan Trott leaving behind the super-over confusion talks about the match in general. As per Trott, he was unaware of the rules, but if the rules exist, then he believes in talking about the match rather than the rules. The third match between India and Afghanistan was one of those matches where the result wasn’t known until the last ball.
Post the match, Trott said, “If those are the rules, that’s great. I just think we had a good game, and I don’t think that (rules) should be the talking point.”
