NEW DELHI:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
captain Faf du Plessis voiced his dissent on Sunday regarding the decision to dismiss
Virat Kohli
, who was caught off a waist-high full-toss by Harshit Rana, bowling on his own.
The Hawk-Eye system, responsible for measuring no-balls for height, intervened when Kohli was sent back for an 18 off seven balls during RCB's pursuit of 223 against the Kolkata Knight Riders.
"It was crazy, rules are rules. Virat and myself thought that the ball was higher than the waist (during Kohli's dismissal). I guess they measured it from the popping crease, one team thinks it's high, the other doesn't. That's how the game goes at times," Du Plessis said during the post-match presentation ceremony.
The delivery, appearing to dip towards the batsman, was marginally above Kohli's waist when he connected with the ball. At that moment, the star batsman was positioned just outside the crease.
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Then TV umpire
Michael Gough
checked for the height and as per the Hawk-Eye tracking, the ball would have passed Kohli's waist at a height of 0.92 meter had he was standing and upright at the crease.
In that position, Kohli's waist was measured at 1.04 meters, which meant the ball would have travelled past below the batter's waistline if he was standing inside the crease.
In that case, this would have been a legal delivery and the Gough had to take call based on the available height reference.
However, Kohli was not having none of it as he left the field an agitated man after having an animated discussion with the on-field umpire. The frustrated Kohli knocked the waste-bin located near away team dressing room in anger.
(With PTI inputs)
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