Virat Kohli allegedly made a “fake throw” that could have knotted the game, but the on-field umpires allegedly missed it, according to Bangladesh vice-captain Nurul Hasan.
Bangladesh wicket-keeper accuses Virat Kohli of “faking” his fielding on Twitter. After India defeated Bangladesh by five runs using the DLS technique on Thursday in a T20 World Cup Super 12 match, vice-captain Nurul Hasan claimed that the on-field umpires had overlooked a “fake throw” by Kohli that might have knotted the game.
He told reporters, “It could have been a five-run penalty. That also could have gone our way, but unfortunately… that didn’t materialize,” Liton Das said after the incident, which occurred in Bangladesh’s innings’ seventh over just before play was halted by rain. Liton Das hit the ball off Axar Patel deep into the off-side field. Arshdeep Singh of India threw the ball back, and Kohli, who was positioned at point, pretended to chuck the ball as it whistled past him.
Liton and non-striking batsman Najmul Hossain called attention to it but umpires Marais Erasmus and Chris Brown did nothing, a Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) official told AFP.
So, what does fake fielding mean in terms of ICC law?
It is unfair for any fielder to purposefully try to distract, mislead, or hinder either batsman after the striker has received the ball, according to ICC Law 41.5.1.
The law continues, “It is for either one of the umpires to decide whether any distraction, deception, or obstruction is wilful or not,” and “if either umpire considers that a fielder has caused or attempted to cause such a distraction, deception, or obstruction, he shall immediately call and signal Dead ball and inform the other umpire of the reason for the call,” the law states.
Bangladesh would bring up the issue “if an opportunity comes” at the International Cricket Council’s board meeting, which is slated to take place in Melbourne next week during the event, according to BCB cricket operations chief Jalal Yunus.
It’s not a protest because there is no advantage to doing it now, he continued. “We will discuss the issues wherever we get a chance to discuss,” he said.
