Virat Kohli, who is donning the prestigious Orange Cap in IPL 2024 after becoming the top run scorer in season was dismissed early on Sunday against the KKR pacer Harshit Rana. The RCB batter protested his dismissal and claimed that it was waist-high no-ball. The third umpire checked the deliverey from different angers and held the dismissal as valid. Virat Kohli was clearly unhappy with third umpire’s decision as he had a heated exchange with on field umpire and left the ground in anger.
The RCB fans on social media were angry with third umpire’s decision and called it “technical cheating” in favour of KKR. The users pointed out how the footage clearly revealed that it was no ball and the third umpire must have reversed the decision.
Was Virat Kohli’s dismissal valid?
The third umpire held Virat Kohli’s dismissal valid on technical grounds and to calculate a no ball, two things are considered- the height of the ball and player’s waist height. If the ball is bowled above the player’s waist, the delivery is termed invalid as ‘no-ball’ and free hit is offered to the batter.
In Virat Kohli’s case the height of the ball was 0.92 meter while Virat Kohli’s waist height is 1.04 meter, which means the ball was withing the legal limits and hence the dismissal was valid on technical grounds. Moreover, Virat Kohli was standing outside the crease, which also changes angle of calculation in favour of bowler.
The social media was abuzz with the videos of Virat Kohli’s dismissal with his fans criticizing the third umpire’s decision. “Is that out? Looked clearly not out and waist high! And clearly Virat is very very unlucky. While the frustration at the umpires isn’t really par, one can understand where he was coming from. Was batting very well and it just seemed a wrong call,” one user said.
“What is the use of technology ?? It’s totally above the waist Virat Kohli is right at his place 100% truly unfair decision,” another user said.
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Published: 21 Apr 2024, 06:24 PM IST