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XtraTime Web Desk: Controversy sparked with disappointment surrounded by the dismissal of Virat Kohli. India captain Virat Kohli was dismissed on 77 by Mohammad Amir in the 48th over of India's World Cup 2019 match vs Pakistan in Manchester on Sunday, the scorecards will say. However, replays confirmed that there was daylight between bat and ball.
Virat Kohli had walked off even before the umpire raised his fingers after facing the bouncer from Mohammad Amir. Kohli had made 77 from 65 balls and just after the rain break got the fast bouncer from Pakistan's best bowler at the World Cup.
Virat Kohli was spotted watching the replays from the dressing room and there was a bewildered look on his face as the India captain was quite confident he had nicked it.
Former India captain, Sourav Ganguly explained on-air that the sound that Virat Kohli heard while going for the pull might have come from the bat creaking. Ganguly added that, at times, batsman's handles tend to creak.
MS Dhoni was also spotted swinging Virat Kohli's bat in the dressing room, possibly testing for the creaking noise.