Virat Kohli reacts to Australia’s DRS blunder
After the replays came on the big screen, there was a reaction of regret on the faces of all the Australian players including captain Smith as there was a clear difference between Kohli’s bat and ball.
There was a faint moment in the mind of the Australian team during the third and final ODI against India in Chennai on Wednesday. Virat Kohli was in the middle as the hosts were chasing 270 and since Rohit Sharma was back in the hut after already providing a solid star, the Steve Smith-led side wanted to get rid of the former Indian skipper at any cost. Wanted to But in the heat of the moment, the spectators got so carried away that they made a DRS call, which later left them stunned.
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The incident happened in the 10th over when fast bowler Sean Abbott bowled a good length delivery which went away after hitting the deck. Kohli throws his bat at it but the ball seems to have gone past the outside edge. However, the visitors realized that there was a nick and decided to review it.
Once the replays were on the big screen, there was a reaction of regret on the faces of all the Australian players including captain Smith as there was a clear gap between Kohli’s bat and ball. On the other hand, the Indian batsman was smiling as he knew that there was no contact between the bat and the ball.
Earlier, Hardik Pandya and Kuldeep Yadav took three wickets each as India bundled out Australia for 269 in 49 overs. Electing to bat first, Australia seemed to have read the conditions well by maximizing the powerplay. But barring Steve Smith falling for a two-ball duck, none of the batsmen could score big despite getting into double figures.
What looked to be a good toss for Australia to win after Mitchell Marsh (47 off 47 balls) and Travis Head (33 off 31 balls) shared a 68-run partnership, it didn’t look like it as Pandya took his first three balls. I bowled three different balls. Over to completely seize the momentum in favor of the hosts.
David Warner (23 off 31 balls) and Marnus Labuschagne (28 off 45 balls) were made to pay a heavy price for their shot selection off Kuldeep before Alex Carey (38 off 46 balls) struck on the final day of a long innings. Played his first innings. two month tour.
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