{"id":339938,"date":"2023-10-20T01:47:35","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T01:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=339938"},"modified":"2023-10-20T03:00:53","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T03:00:53","slug":"bizarre-non-call-that-helped-kohli-reach-ton-splits-opinions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=339938","title":{"rendered":"Bizarre non-call that helped Kohli reach ton splits opinions"},"content":{"rendered":"

A controversial non-call from English umpire Richard Kettleborough has split opinions after he seemingly ignored a blatant wide in the lead-up to Indian star Virat Kohli<\/a>'s World Cup century.<\/p>\n

Kohli was named the player of the match for his unbeaten 103 in India's seven-wicket win over Bangladesh in Pune<\/a>, but it was the way he got to his 48th ODI century that raised eyebrows.<\/p>\n

With the match in India's hands down the stretch, the focus soon turned to whether Kohli would be able to get his 48th ODI century.<\/p>\n

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India needed 28 to win at the start of the 38th over, with Kohli needing 27 of those for a century. That was when he put his foot on the accelerator and began expertly farming the strike so he could reach the milestone.<\/p>\n

\"Umpire<\/p>\n

India needed just two to win off 54 balls when left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed began his over with Kohli on 97 off 94 deliveries.<\/p>\n

A boundary or a three would've given the former captain his century, while anything less would mean he would be denied like teammate KL Rahul against Australia earlier in the World Cup<\/a>. \ufeffIronically, Rahul was at the other end this time around as Kohli hunted the three figures.<\/p>\n

Nasum fired one down the leg side, potentially deliberately in a bid to \ufeffdeny the Indian star, with Kohli looking visibly perturbed as he expected a wide call to come from the umpire. Only it didn't.<\/p>\n

Kettleborough's call stunned the commentators and was met with laughter in the Indian dressing room.<\/p>\n

\"Richard<\/p>\n

\ufeff"I'm a little bit surprised there that the umpire did not signal a wide for this one. Usually that is called. Virat was a little bit desperate," said former West Indies skipper Samuel Badree.<\/p>\n

Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram defended Kettleborough.<\/p>\n

"It was one of those general mistakes. It was a wide ball, sure," Akram told Pakistani TV network ASports.<\/p>\n

"This is for people who have nothing to do, who live off this crap, and then they can go nuts with it."<\/p>\n

Others on social media didn't share the same view as the legendary fast bowler, who won the 1992 World Cup with Pakistan.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanielCherny\/status\/1715033183417508187?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1715033183417508187%7Ctwgr%5Ebea606557622e56bfdec71a9ba8d3bd8ec402039%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd-20825821383994979983.ampproject.net%2F2310061803000%2Fframe.html<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/parthpunter\/status\/1715041652514177161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1715041652514177161%7Ctwgr%5E7f20d898b52699daeadc3cde0d16db1276bfb6c3%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd-20825821383994979983.ampproject.net%2F2310061803000%2Fframe.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Kohli charged Nasum's very next delivery, driving the ball down to the fielder placed at long-on, but refused to take a single, before slamming a full toss into the stands to secure what was described as "the perfect finish" by former Indian batter Sanjay Manjrekar on commentary.<\/p>\n

"It gets a little tricky with the spinner," he said.<\/p>\n

"The umpire has allowed that maybe because he left it pretty close to his body. He (Kohli) actually wanted that to be a wide, you could see he moved inside. He wants a situation where they need one and he hits a boundary.\ufeff"<\/p>\n

\"Indian<\/p>\n

Following India's win, Kohli's teammate Shubman Gill, who was seen laughing with spinner Kuldeep Yadav after Kettleborough's non-call, was coy on whether Nasum had deliberately bowled a wide.<\/p>\n

"I don't know if he intentionally tried to bowl wide or he was just trying to keep it tight and then went away," he said.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/bhogleharsha\/status\/1715033807349502318<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ben_Wisden\/status\/1715033729662386523<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/mufaddal_vohra\/status\/1715042034602709328<\/a><\/p>\n

The win over Bangladesh means India is now second on the World Cup table, sitting behind New Zealand, the only other unbeaten team on Net Run Rate.<\/p>\n

One of the two teams' winning streaks will come to an end on Sunday evening AEST unless rain intervenes during the clash at Dharamsala.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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