Gautam Gambhir On Virat Kohli Dismissal: The controversy of giving LBW out to Virat Kohli in the Delhi Test match against Australia is increasing. Actually, now this matter is continuously catching up. At the same time, now former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir has given his reaction on this controversy. Gautam Gambhir said that when we are not able to decide after seeing the review again and again, then it is certainly a very difficult task for the umpire. The former Indian opener has defended the umpire. He said that the umpire has very less time, in such a situation you cannot blame the umpire.
Rahul Dravid does not agree with the umpire’s decision
However, apart from Indian team head coach Rahul Dravid, batting coach Vikram Rathore has termed the umpire’s decision as wrong. At the same time, when Virat Kohli returned to the dressing room after being dismissed, he looked very upset. Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon said that I believe the umpire’s decision is correct, Virat Kohli can say that the ball hit the bat. He said that the decision could have gone in favor of Virat Kohli, but salute to the umpire. In fact, in the first innings of the Delhi Test, Virat Kohli was adjudged LBW out by the umpire. After which the fans got angry on social media. On social media, the fans lashed out against the umpire’s decision. In fact, it was clearly visible in the replays that the ball hit the bat, not Virat Kohli’s pad, but despite this the umpire declared the former Indian captain out.
… So was Virat Kohli given out wrongly?
However, looking at the TV replays, it is clear that Virat Kohli was given out against ICC rules. According to MCC rule 36.2.2, if the ball hits the pad and the bat simultaneously, it is considered to be a ball on the bat. That is, according to the rules, Virat Kohli was not out, but due to the decision of the umpire, he had to return to the pavilion.
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