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Virat Kohli opens up on the umpire's call

India captain Virat Kohli took a jibe on the much-debated umpireu2019s call in the Decision Review System, citing that it is creating a lot of confusion and he again shared that LBW dismissals should be based only on whether the ball is hitting the stumps, even if marginally as well.

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Virat Kohli opens up on the umpire's call

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  1. Virat Kohli opens up on the umpire's call India captain Virat Kohli took a jibe on the much-debated umpire’s call in the Decision Review System, citing that it is creating a lot of confusion and he again shared that LBW dismissals should be based only on whether the ball is hitting the stumps, even if marginally as well. However, according to the existing rule, at least 50 per cent of the ball needs to be hitting one of the three stumps for the batsman to get out through LBW on review in case an umpire’s call has been challenged on the field. “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 before the first ODI of a three-match series against England in Pune.

  2. “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,” he continued. Umpire's call has come in the news in recent times ever since Team India faced this couple of times in the recently-concluded series against England where Suryakumar Yadav’s dismissal via on-field soft signals came under the scanner too. On the other hand, the players will soon tour to England for the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) final in June where they will take on New Zealand. And, Kohli said that these things could be vital in high-stakes tournaments if controversial umpiring calls affects the results of the game in future too. Follow Cricadium for Live Cricket Score, Today Match Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Stats, Latest Cricket News and Stay updated with all the cricketing action

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