Virat Kohli was in no disposition to mince his words as he came down profoundly on umpire S Ravi following a huge blunder on the final ball of the RCB vs MI IPL 2019 match.
At the M. Chinnaswamy arena on Thursday Mumbai Indians secured a 6-run win in a nail-gnawing last over thriller against Royal Challenger Bangalore.
Angry Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli came down heavily on ICC Elite Panel Umpire S Ravi after the final delivery of the match bowled by Mumbai Indians’ Lasith Malinga, the umpire missed the fact that Lasith Malinga had overstepped and MI secured the win.
Mad Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli came down vigorously on ICC Elite Panel Umpire S Ravi after the final delivery of the match bowled by Mumbai Indians’ Lasith Malinga, the umpire didn’t spotted that Lasith Malinga and MI secured the win.
Virat Kohli saw the Malinga no-ball on the big screen and gestured furiously subsequent following the blunder.
“We are playing at the IPL level. We are not playing club cricket. That is just a ridiculous call — last ball. The umpires should have their eyes open. It was a no-ball by an inch. It’s completely different game altogether. If it is a game of margins, I don’t know what is happening. They should have been more sharp and careful out there,” said an angry Kohli.
Notably, the winning Captain Rohit Sharma was also critical of umpiring standard during the match and voiced his worries.
“Honestly, I just go to know after crossing the rope that it was a no-ball. These kinds of mistakes aren’t good for the game. The over before that Bumrah bowled a ball which wasn’t a wide but it was called,” Rohit referred to a decision given by other umpire C Nandan.
Social media too went nuts after replays clearly demonstrated that the front foot of Malinga on the final ball was way over the line.
Wth😡😤umpire should keep their eyes open 😭😭😭#RCBvMI #rcb wins for me as it was no ball pic.twitter.com/2jx6XFXkY8
— shaikh saadiya♥🦅 (@Shaikh28__) March 28, 2019
https://twitter.com/itsdhruvism/status/1111340227086319616
A #Wrogn decision by umpires bought by #Paytm cost us tonight's #RCBvMI game. Had they been wearing #CrizalLenses with #Lenskart frames, they would have seen this overstepping clearly. Time to replace stadium floodlight bulbs with #SyskaLED for bright light & clear view. pic.twitter.com/ILHtYpmgvv
— Branded Virat Kolhi (@imVlkohli) March 28, 2019
The quality of umpiring over the years and especially that last ball mistake shows the importance of legends like Simon Taufel and Billy Bowden. That was so painfully absurd to watch. Don't you think this needs to be addressed with immediate effect? #RCBvsMI #noball pic.twitter.com/sQdnjI3ZKO
— Sachin C (@SachinC_10) March 28, 2019
Rohit: Somebody told me it was a no-ball when we crossed the rope. These kind of mistakes aren't good for cricket. The over before that, Bumrah bowled a ball which wasn't a wide. Those are game-changers. There's a TV up there, they have to watch what's happening. #RCBvMI #IPL2019
— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) March 28, 2019
Virat Kohli tears umpires apart for the blunder.#RCBvMI pic.twitter.com/ym5sanC79Z
— Hanzala (@Hanzala58809652) March 28, 2019
