XtraTime Web Desk: India skipper Virat Kohli lost his cool during India’s clash against Bangladesh at the Edgbaston on Tuesday with umpires Marais Erasmus and Ruchira Palliyaguruge. Virat looked furious after the Men in Blue lost a DRS when the third umpire Aleem Dar didn’t use ball-tacking for an LBW appeal.
On the second ball of the 11th over Shami hit Soumya Sarkar on the pads and there was a huge appeal for a leg before wicket. Though that hardly impacted the on-field umpire as he rejected the appeal but Shami was so confident that he almost convinced the Indian skipper to oblige him. Kohli pondered for a few seconds and after a brief consultation with Pant, who also didn’t have any clear idea, went for the review.
Aleem Dar had a close look on the UltraEdge and found a huge spike the moment ball crossed past the bat and hit the pad. He used split-screen to have an understanding of the impact but that was not enough as Dar, after several looks, concluded that the replay was too inconclusive to further check the ball tracking. Given the decision was made with a look from UltraEdge and not ball-tracking, which would have shown the umpire’s call anyway, India lost the review straightaway.
The Indian skipper, who had to be content with a similar decision against Afghanistan a few days ago, was not a happy man after the decision and charged towards Marais Erasmus. His gesticulation clearly showed his anger as he walked away furiously.