Against the Kolkata Knight Riders, Virat Kohli was out of the game after a lofty full toss in the third over.
The Indian Premier League 2024 (IPL 2024) has garnered media attention due to a number of contentious officiating calls made thus far in the competition. One such decision was made against Virat Kohli, the batsman for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), on Sunday, April 21 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata during Match 36 versus Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
Harshit Rana delivered a high full toss in the second over of the second innings that caught Kohli off guard. He played the ball in the air, where the bowler collected it. But when the umpire failed to provide a “no ball” signal, Kohli chose to use DRS and asked Michael Gough, the third umpire, to step in.
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The third umpire, who decided in Kolkata’s favor since Kohli was caught out of crease when facing the delivery and also played it a little bit away from his body while it was lowering, further disappointed the star player for the Royal Challengers Bangalore. He was forced to leave his squad on 27/1 and walk back to the pavilion on 18 (7) as a result.
After being dismissed, Kohli was seen stormily making his way back to the dressing room, even engaging in a contentious conversation with the on-field umpires. Although there is disagreement within the cricket community regarding the validity of the dismissal, former Indian batsman Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was a member of the Hindi commentary team during the match, backed Kohli and referred to the event as going against the “spirit of the game.”
During the 2011 Nottingham Test, MS Dhoni retracted his appeal and called Ian Bell back to the crease. Even though Bell scored 159 in the end, Dhoni was named the ICC Spirit of Cricket winner that year. I’ll give you ten instances. It is not possible to dismiss Virat Kohli in such a manner and for Navjot Singh Sidhu to condone it. I’m not going to do that. It wasn’t out, and it also doesn’t contribute to the “spirit of the game.” A law must be modified if it is unjust. Laws have evolved over time, according to Sidhu on Star Sports.
