Daniel Vettori opines on Virat Kohli’s dismissal in Mumbai Test

India and New Zealand have locked horns with each other for the second and final Test match at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. In what has been an eventful affair so far, something that has grabbed the attention of the cricketing fraternity and the fans is the dismissal of Virat Kohli. However, according to former New Zealand cricketer Daniel Vettori, the batter should have been given not out.

The skipper had walked into the field after Cheteshwar Pujara walked back to the hut for a duck. Ajaz Patel had previously picked up the wicket of Shubman Gill followed by Pujara. He then struck with another lethal delivery to create problems for Kohli. After a loud appeal, the batter was given out but he went upstairs to review the decision.

The replays showed that it was a very close call wherein the third umpire couldn’t get to the conclusion if the ball had hit the bat or the pad first. This thus meant that the batter walked back to the pavilion for a duck. Vettori however reckoned that Kohli had clearly nicked the ball.

“It was fairly obvious that he nicked it. For me, it seems obvious that there was an inside edge although it was close. But for one man to sit there and a make a crucial decision, maybe the match referee could have stepped in,” Vettori said in a conversation with ESPNcricinfo.

Third umpire making so many mistakes after seeing replays is disappointing: Wasim Jaffer

Former India cricketer Wasim Jaffer also had a say on the same. He asserted that sometimes on-field umpires can get things wrong but for the third umpire to make mistakes even after watching the replays is disappointing.

“I can understand the on-field umpire making a decision. That can happen. But the third umpire making so many mistakes after seeing so many replays is disappointing. And Virender Sharma did have a very poor first Test and that form continues for him as well,” Jaffer said.

Jaffer had also taken to his official Twitter account to put forward his thoughts on the same. The tweet read, “That was bat first in my opinion. And I understand the ‘conclusive evidence’ part. But I think this was an instance where common sense should have prevailed. But as they say, common sense is not so common. Feel for Virat Kohli. #Unlucky #INDvNZ.”