Virat Kohli on The Umpire’s Call In DRS

The Decision Review System (DRS) has been in constant spotlight due to the Umpire’s call while reviewing the LBW decisions. According to the rule, if the on-field umpire’s LBW decision is challenged, then the ball has to hit the stumps. This is with about 50 per cent to adjudge the batsman out, with some great cricket betting in India offers.

In the meantime, if the ball is just touching the stumps, then the third umpire goes with the on-field umpire’s decision. Many senior cricketers and former players have constantly opposed this umpire’s call decision. Indian captain Virat Kohli is the latest to do so. He feels the rule is bizarre and hampers good live cricket. As the batsman and is creating a lot of confusion as players have to expect the ball to hit the stumps over 50 per cent to adjudge the batsman as LBW.

Virat Kohli wants clarity in the on-field umpire’s soft signal, as he told in the pre-match presser ahead of first ODI international

“Have played for the Indian cricket team for a long time. That also included the phase when there was no DRS. Right. If the umpire made a decision, whether the batsman liked it or not, it stayed like that. Say suppose, the umpire gave it not out and it was out. Back in the day, it stayed like that, whether it was marginal or not.”

“According to King Kohli, the umpire’s call right now is creating a lot of confusion. When you get bowled as a batsman, you do not expect the ball to hit more than 50 per cent into the stumps to consider yourself bowled. So from basic cricket common-sense, I do not think that there should be any debate on that. If the ball is clipping the stumps, that should be out whether you like it or not, you lose the review.”

What Virat Kohli Concluded His Comments By Saying At The Very End?

Virat Kohli also went on to speak about the soft signal an on-field umpire gives to the third umpire to make a decision. Suryakumar Yadav’s dismissal in the fourth T20 attracted a lot of criticism as the third umpire adjudged him caught based on the soft signal the on-field umpire gave. Kohli feels that there should be total clarity regarding these decisions as it could drastically affect the outcome in big tournaments where a lot is at stake.

“You know the one more factor that needs to be considered. That is that you know that it is how the fielding team responds to a dismissal. The same one that is claimed is also somewhere, defining soft signals as well. You have to question what the spirit of the game is. Further, what those guidelines are need to be understood, because if things like that happened with the Indian cricket team overseas, then you are talking about a totally different conversation of the spirit of the game.

“There is a lot at stake in the future with the big tournaments, and you do not want some grey area factors in the game, which leaves you with no clarity to be the defining factors of those big tournaments.”

What Next For Team India In The Upcoming Games Of The ODI Series?

Team India started off the 50-over series against England quite positively. The batting showed up once again, with Shikhar Dhawan making a 98 and falling short of a century by just a couple of runs. With that being said, the team managed to put up a solid 300+ run total and the fans were delighted.

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The home side were equally good with the ball as well and dismissed England for 251. They were victorious by 66 runs, which is quite a good margin. Keeping that in mind, the team will now want to continue putting in more solid performances. Consistency is the key to winning long-term in any sport and with some crucial tournaments coming up, it is exactly what the team needs.

Virat Kohli and co. will be focused on the upcoming edition of the IPL and the T20 World Cup after this series. However, for now, whichever team wins the next match gains the main advantage. It will not be easy going up against the world champs. With that being said, if any team can actually get the job done, it surely has to be Team India, who did it in the T20 format as well.

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