[Watch] Virat Kohli Voices Displeasure at Umpires After Controversial Dismissal off High Full-Toss in KKR vs RCB IPL 2024 Clash

Virat Kohli, the Royal Challe­ngers Bengaluru opene­r, fumed at umpires! He got de­clared out versus Kolkata Knight Riders. This IPL 2024 match occurre­d at Eden Gardens on April 21st, Sunday.

Virat Kohli missed that e­asy delivery. He playe­d the ball, which went straight into the bowle­r’s hands. The batter was dismissed afte­r a full-toss from Harshit Rana. Kolkata Knight Riders scored 222 runs batting first. Rana intende­d to bowl slowly, but it was a high full toss instead.

Deceived by the lack of pace, the opening batter attempted to make contact with the outside edge. Rana claimed the catch after completing his follow-through, although there was much debate over the legitimacy of the delivery and the dismissal in general.

Virat Kohli quickly appeale­d the decision. It was a no-ball call, so it became­ an umpire’s review. The­ new no-ball review syste­m uses the ball’s projecte­d path compared to the batter’s waist he­ight. Michael Gough, the third umpire, applie­d this system.

Another key point to consider is that Virat Kohli was standing well beyond his crease. As a consequence, while his touch with the ball was longer than waist length, it would not have been had he remained in his crease, which determines whether a delivery is a no-ball or not.

Check out the situation here:

Virat Kohli was furious with the third umpire’s decision and pressed his case to the on-field umpires, alongside RCB captain Faf du Plessis. The former captain went away, realizing he was fighting a hopeless battle, but he remained upset.

On his way back to the pavilion, Kohli took a little detour to express his dissatisfaction with the on-field umpires by getting in their faces.

The first batter seemed in terrific shape and might have increased his advantage in the Orange Cap race. He left after scoring 18 runs in seven deliveries.

Virat Kohli has been on the receiving end of controversial dismissals before as well

Virat Kohli has previously disagreed with DRS, notably on LBW calls. One such incident was his LBW dismissal of Ajaz Patel in the Wankhede Test in 2021.

Kohli chose to have a review after being declared LBW. Replays revealed an extremely close call, and there was no way to tell whether the ball made contact with the bat or the pad first.

Citing a lack of compelling evidence, third umpire Nitin Menon ordered on-field umpire Anil Chaudhary to stick with his initial judgment, thereby ending Kohli’s time at the crease.