Second day of the second India-Australia Test in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy
in Delhi saw a controversial moment when Virat Kohli was given out LBW
while he was on 44. The former India captain looked solid while wickets
kept on falling at the other end, but off Test debutant Matthew Kuhnemann’s
left-arm spin, Kohli was given out.The bone of contention was whether the ball had hit the bat first or
the pads. The on-field umpire gave him out and Kohli went for a DRS.
in Delhi saw a controversial moment when Virat Kohli was given out LBW
while he was on 44. The former India captain looked solid while wickets
kept on falling at the other end, but off Test debutant Matthew Kuhnemann’s
left-arm spin, Kohli was given out.The bone of contention was whether the ball had hit the bat first or
the pads. The on-field umpire gave him out and Kohli went for a DRS.
Replays showed that the bat and pad were too close to each other at the
time of impact. Ultra Edge even detected a spike when the ball was close to
the bat. The ball-tracker showed umpire’s call – as the ball was clipping
leg stump. However, the replays were not conclusive enough to overturn the
on-field umpire’s decision. Hence, Kohli had to depart leaving India
reeling.
