Was it a no ball or legal delivery? That seems to be the biggest debate since Virat Kohli’s debatable dismissal during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s IPL 2024 match against Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday. The point of contention is that whether the full toss by Harshit Rana was above Virat Kohli’s waist height or not. Kohli was furious after he was caught and bowled by Rana on that delivery and later was fined 50 per cent of his match fees for showing dissent on umpire’s decision.
Former Indian cricket team star Mohammad Kaif, who has played 125 ODIs and 13 Tests, said in a video that Harshit Rana should have apologised for the beamer (a delivery which is aimed at the body of the batter).
“You can dismiss a batter in 10 different ways with a single ball and with six deliveries you have 60 ways to get a batter out. There are only 10 ways to get a batter out but now Virat Kohli has been dismissed by a beamer which is a new one,” said Kaif in the video that he posted.
“Giving Virat Kohli out off a beamer is a terrible decision because how can you control a ball that is coming at you in that trajectory. That is not legal. The ball which slipped out of Harshit Rana’s hand, came at a particular trajectory and no ball should have been given, Harshit Rana should have apologised and said sorry to Kohli for the ball slipping out of his hands. Instead, Kohli was given out, this is a terrible decision.
The batter always looks down at where the ball is supposed to be pitching, no one can be ready for a delivery like that. It was a bad decision to give Virat Kohli out,” he said.
