Virat Kohli hits bin in anger after heated exchange with umpire – Watch | Cricket News

After Virat Kohli made a brisk start as he led Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to a 223-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), the former India captain and marquee batsman There was a controversial penalty on the court. Blocked a beam which appeared to be directed straight back at pacer Harshit Rana. Vital was not amused when he heard the on-field referee’s call and referred the decision to a third referee. However, following a replay, a third umpire upheld the on-field decision and ruled him out. Virat was furious at being dismissed and was seen protesting on the field and started angrily walking away while the Knight Riders cheered. TV replays showed that Kohli mistakenly bowled the ball back to the bowler and the ball appeared to go past his waistline, with the bowler happily accepting it.

Former Indian cricketer and IPL commentator Navjot Sidhu, who was on air at the time, said Kohli should be given the benefit of the doubt and the delivery should be ruled a “no ball” because This is a “no ball”. projector’.

Virat was seen charging at an on-field umpire and contesting his dismissal before storming back. As he rushed back to the pavilion, the marquee batter was seen smashing Willow to the ground and hitting a bin with his glove, causing it to tip over.

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— Yashvi (@BreatheKohli) April 21, 2024

However, despite Virat showing promise early on and RCB hitting the flyers with a string of boundaries, Virat’s poor form in the team green jersey continued as he was in one of his happy hunting grounds Eden Gardens scored 18 runs off only 7 balls.

In this intense 223-run chase, Virat looked in good form, hitting Rana and Mitchell Starc, hitting two sixes and a four.

Immediately after being ruled out, Virat said he wanted a DRS review. However, through a TV replay, third umpire Michael Gough decided that the ball had gone well below Virat’s waistline and he was ruled out.

However, he eventually had to accept the decision and leave.

In his last three games for the Challengers, Virat has donned a green jersey (the team’s jersey color is part of the team’s “Go Green” initiative), against Sunrisers Hyderabad (2022) and Rajasthan Royals ( RR) got a golden duck in the match and have so far scored 18 points against KKR.

Coming to the match, RCB captain Faf Du Plessis won the toss and elected to field first. Phil Salt’s blast of 48 off 14 balls, including seven fours and three sixes, gave the two-time champion a few extra runs in the powerplay .

Even as wickets fell around him, captain Shreyas Iyer (50 off 36 balls, including seven fours and a six), Rinku Singh (24 off 16 balls, including two fours and a six), In the company of Andre Russell (27* off 20 balls with 4 boundaries) and Ramandeep Singh (24* off 9 balls with 2 fours and 2 six balls) improved the scoring rate in the dying overs, taking the team to 222/6 in 20 overs.

Cameron Green (2/35) was the bowler for RCB while Yash Dayal also picked up two wickets at the cost of 56 runs. Mohammed Siraj and Lockie Ferguson took one wicket each.