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Controversy erupted over the dismissal of Indian batsman Virat Kohli on the second day of the second Test against Australia. Kohli was batting on 44 runs. Left arm spinner Matthew Kuhneman, playing the debut test, hit Kohli on the bat-pad. Umpire Nitin Menon declared Kohli out.
The Indian batsman took a review, but it was not clear from the replay whether the ball hit the bat or the pad first. The third umpire upheld the ground umpire’s decision and Kohli had to return to the pavilion. This incident started trending on social media in no time.
The ball hit Kohli’s bat and pad at the same time.
Kohli unhappy with umpire’s decision
Virat Kohli looked unhappy with the umpire’s decision. After taking the review, Kohli was also seen talking to the players of the Australian team. He looked fuming after watching the replay in the dressing room.
Kohli looked unhappy in the dressing room after watching the replay.
Now understand… what do ICC rules say in such cases
In this case, the third umpire upheld the decision of the field umpire. When the third umpire does not have any solid evidence to overturn the on-field umpire’s decision, he has to uphold the on-field umpire’s decision and go ahead with his decision.
If field umpire had given not out, Kohli would have survived
Had the field umpire given Kohli not out, he would have survived. It was not clear where the ball hit first. Also, the DRS was telling the umpires call whether the ball hit the stumps or not. Therefore, if Nitin Menon had not given out, Kohli would have been able to continue his innings.
angry fans
There was anger among fans and cricket pundits about Kohli’s wicket. Virat Kohli started trending on Twitter soon after Kohli’s wicket. The Indian fans called the umpire’s decision wrong. Former India cricketer Wasim Jaffer also protested against the umpire’s decision.
Wasim Jaffer tweeted and said – According to me Kohli is not out.
