While some questioned the logic behind SRH batter Ishan Kishan’s walk, others humorously speculated whether his former ties to MI had anything to do with it.

Social media users still cannot come to grips with Indian cricketer Ishan Kishan’s decision to walk after the left-handed batter thought he was dismissed in the match against Mumbai Indians at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Wednesday night. From making fun of how Ishan Kishan’s honesty led to Sunrisers Hyderabad’s spectacular batting collapse which eventually resulted in their yet another loss, to jokingly wondering if Ishan walked, because of his secret allegiance to his former team, netizens took to social media used memes and jokes, to express their amazement at the entire incident.

For the unversed, the left-handed batter, having just opened his account, tried to glance a delivery from Deepak Chahar that was clearly drifting down leg. The ball evaded Ishan’s bat by a noticeable margin and was safely collected by MI wicketkeeper Ryan Rickelton. Strangely, there was no appeal from either Ryan or Deepak, and even umpire Vinod Seshan was on the verge of signalling it a wide.