NEW DELHI: As expected, Virat Kohli's controversial dismissal against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Eden Gardens on Sunday has become a major talking and debatable point in IPL 2024.
Chasing 223, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) were bowled out for 221 on the last ball as KKR won the match by 1 run.
RCB's star batsman and former captain Virat Kohli was adjudged out on the first ball of the third over when he was caught by surprise by a full toss from Harshit Rana and ended up edging a simple return catch.
As the KKR players celebrated the prized wicket and the on-field umpire raised his finger, Virat went for the review as he thought the ball was a waist high full-toss and hence a no-ball.
But the replays showed that as it was a slower ball, it dipped as it reached Kohli and more importantly the side angles showed that he was standing outside the crease.
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Ball-tracking showed that the ball would have been below the waist had Kohli been in his normal batting stance inside the batting crease.
An infuriated Virat started to walk off the field shaking his head and came back to have quite a few angry words with the umpires.
Many former cricketers shared their views on the controversial dismissal.
While former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu disagreed with the decision, another former cricketer Irfan Pathan said it was a legal delivery and hence Kohli was out.
Now former cricketer Mohammad Kaif too shared his view on the controversial dismissal.
Talking on his official X handle, Kaif says, "You can dismiss a batsman in different ways and if you bowl 6 balls, you have 60 chances to dismiss a batsman. There are ten modes of dismissals to get a batsman out if you go by the laws and the rulebook."
"Now Virat Kohli has been dismissed on a beamer, you can add this mode of dismissal too. To give Virat Kohli out on a beamer is a very bad decision because the ball on your waist height cannot be controlled, it's not allowed. The ball accidentally slipped out of Harshit Rana's hand, it became a waist-high full toss and should have been a no-ball. Rana should have apologized, saying sorry the ball slipped out of my hand, there Virat Kohli was given out, that's a very bad decision because the trajectory doesn't matter," Kaif added.
"I understand that he was out of the crease but he played the ball on his waist, that cannot be controlled. The batsman always looks down where the ball is pitching, no one is ready for this kind of a delivery, so it was one of the worst decisions by the umpire to adjudge Virat Kohli out," Kaif concluded.
Bottom-placed RCB play their next match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Thursday.
1/10:IPL 2024: KKR beat RCB by 1 run
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2/10:Kolkata Knight Riders
<p>Kolkata Knight Riders survived a late charge by Royal Challengers Bengaluru batsmen to win by one run in an IPL thriller after Virat Kohli's angry outburst at his dismissal on Sunday. </p>AP
3/10:Shreyas Iyer
<p>Bengaluru conceded 222-6 after electing to field first at Eden Gardens with Phil Salt smashing 48 off 14 balls and skipper Shreyas Iyer hitting 50. </p>AFP
4/10:Karn Sharma
<p>Needing 21 to win in the final over by Mitchell Starc, RCB's Karn Sharma hit the Australian left-arm quick for three sixes before being caught and bowled. </p>AFP
5/10:Phil Salt
<p>Wicketkeeper Salt then ran out Lockie Ferguson on the last ball despite a wide throw by the fielder as Bengaluru were bowled out for 221. </p>AP
6/10:Virat Kohli
<p>Bengaluru slipped early in their chase when Virat Kohli, who made a seven-ball 18, fell caught and bowled off Harshit Rana. </p>AP
7/10:No-ball?
<p>But the former India captain looked confident the high full-toss was above his waist as the umpires checked for a no-ball. </p>AFP
8/10:Furious Kohli
<p>TV umpire Michael Gough declared it out after technology suggested the trajectory of the ball dipped below the waist of the batsman, who returned furious after exchanging words with the on-field officials. </p>PTI
9/10:7th loss in 8 games
<p>The drama did not help Bengaluru in their chase as the bottom-placed side in the 10-team table slumped to their seventh loss in eight matches. </p>PTI
