Virat Kohli: Umpire’s call creating lot of confusion
Updated On: 23 March, 2021 08:22 AM IST | Pune | PTI
Kohli, who was critical of the on-field soft signals following Suryakumar Yadav`s dismissal during the T20 series against England, said the game has to be kept simple.
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India skipper Virat Kohli on Monday criticised the fiercely-debated umpire`s call in the Decision Review System, saying it is creating a lot of confusion and LBW dismissals should be based solely on whether the ball is hitting the stumps, even if marginally. As per the existing rule, at least 50 per cent of the ball should be hitting at least one of the three stumps for the batsman to be adjudged LBW on review in case an umpire`s call has been challenged.
"I played for a long time when there was no DRS. Right. If the umpire made a decision, whether the batsman liked it or not, it stayed like that. Vice versa the umpire gave it not out and it was out, it stayed like that, whether it was marginal or not," said Kohli ahead of the first ODI of a three-match series against England here on Tuesday. "According to me, umpire`s call right now is creating a lot of confusion. When you get bowled as a batsman, you don`t expect the ball to hit more than 50 per cent into the stumps to consider yourself bowled. "So from basic cricket common-sense, I don`t 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."
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