Virat Kohli’s no ball gesture to umpire vs BAN: Pakistan legends have break up opinions on incident
2 min readPakistan legends Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and former captain Shoaib Malik had been break up of their opinions when speaking about Virat Kohli’s gesture to the umpire, calling for a no ball for top through the India vs Bangladesh match within the T20 World Cup.
In the final ball of the sixteenth over, Bangladesh bowler Hasan Mahmud bowled a brief ball and umpire Marais Erasmus gave it a no-ball. Virat Kohli, in the meantime, was gesturing for a no as quickly because it was bowled. Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan then had a chat with Virat Kohli and each went again to their positions after sharing fun.
Malik stated on A Sports, “Shakib Al Hasan was probably saying that because you gestured, that’s why the umpire gave a no ball.”
Waqar Younis stated, “Shakib is saying you do your batting, let the umpires do umpiring. He is saying the same things that we said. That if you are going to call something, you are going to put pressure on the umpire, then of course he is a big name. So sometimes umpires are under pressure.”
Wasim Akram, nevertheless, stated, “I think it’s a natural thing for the batsman, if they see a wide, they gesture to the umpire anyway. I don’t know the laws of today. Maybe a present player can tell us.”
India would go on to defeat Bangladesh by 5 runs within the rain-curtailed match with Virat Kohli and Okay L Rahul scoring glowing fifties to energy India to 184 for six.
The under-fire Rahul returned to kind with a 32-ball 50 earlier than Kohli took cost of the innings with an unbeaten 64 off 44 deliveries.
Defending a revised goal of 151 in 16 overs following a quick rain interruption, India restricted Bangladesh to 145 for six. Liton Das top-scored for Bangladesh with a 27-ball 60.
