Since Sunday, the one incident which has been talked about the most in the IPL is Virat Kohli‘s dismissal off Harshit Rana‘s bowling in Kolkata. In a match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Kolkata Knight Riders, Kohli was caught and bowled by Harshit Rana. There is big ambiguity on whether the ball was legal or not. Kohli was convinced that the full toss was a no-ball nd the former RCB captain even vent out his frustration by shouting at the umpire. Kohli has been fined 50 per cent of his match fees following the act.
Though Kohli went for review, the replays showed that the ball was dipping and as Kohli was standing outside his crease, the ball would have ended up dipping below his waist if he was standing at his normal batting position.
After the incident, former Indian cricket team star Mohammad Kaif took to Instagram to slam the umpiring in IPL 2024.
“Clear unplayable beamer gets Kohli out and a ball that passed under Dhoni’s bat declared wide. Cameras, replays, technology but still such mistakes being made. Poor umpiring,” he wrote in a post on Instagram. The post was liked by Virat Kohli too.
Commenting on Virat Kohli’s punishment for showing dissent, the IPL said in a release: “Mr Virat Kohli, Batter, Royal Challengers Bengaluru has been fined 50 per cent of his match fees for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during Match 36 of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on April 21, 2024.
“Kohli committed a Level 1 offence under Article 2.8 of the IPL’s Code of Conduct. He admitted to the offence and accepted the Match Referee’s sanction. For Level 1 breaches of the Code of Conduct, the Match Referee’s decision is final and binding.”
