Star India batter Virat Kohli's dismissal always becomes the talk of the town because of his stature in world cricket.
On Day 2 of the second Border-Gavaskar Test in Delhi, Kohli was dismissed in a rather controversial manner.
In the second session, Australia’s debutant spinner Matthew Kuhnemann trapped Virat in front of the stumps. The on-field umpire declared him out and the former skipper opted for the review.
After reviewing the replays, TV umpire also agreed with on-field umpire’s call as the ball appeared to hit the front pad and the ball almost simultaneously. As a result, the well-set Kohli had to take a long walk back to the pavilion for 44.
Virat Kohli was so livid by the decision that when India returned to take the field for Australia's second innings, he was seen having a detailed chat with on-field umpire Nitin Menon.
As soon as the crowd realized that Kohli and Menon were having a conversation, they cheered for the India batter.
Here’s the video:
Coming to the match, Delhi Test has turned out to be a riveting one with both sides matching each other blow for blow.
Opting to bat first, Australia posted 263/10 in their first innings on the back of half-centuries from Usman Khawaja (81) and Peter Handscomb (72*).
In reply, the hosts were reeling at 139/7 before Akshar Patel (74) and R Ashwin (37) forged a 114-run partnership to take the team’s total to 262.
In their second innings, the visitors batted aggressively to finish the second day on 61/1, stretching their overall lead to 62 runs. Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne were unbeaten in the middle on 39 and 16, respectively.