Navjot Singh Sidhu’s Direct Reaction to Virat Kohli’s Expulsion Against KKR: “Not Good For The Game”

Navjot Singh Sidhu, a former opener for India, has taken a swipe at the KKR for RCB hitter Virat Kohli’s contentious actions during their Sunday IPL 2024 encounter at Eden Gardens. In the third over of the RCB’s 223-run chase, bowler Harshit Rana gave Kohli a full-toss, which resulted in an easy caught and bowled dismissal. As the KKR players rejoiced, Kohli requested a review because he thought the ball had touched his waist when it made contact with the bat.

However, the replays revealed that Kohli was out of his crease, and because of the drop in height, third umpire Michael Gough ruled that the delivery was fair. Kohli appeared visibly unhappy when the decision went against him and made the decision to take a go at the umpire and the authorities. Faf du Plessis, the captain of the RCB, got into a furious argument with the officials about it. But Sidhu chastised the KKR players, particularly Harshit, for letting Kohli off the hook. Regarding the same, the politician who was formerly a cricket player also criticized the cricket lawmakers. “During a Test match, Ian Bell was called up by MS Dhoni. He eventually achieved a 200.

However, it was during an international match when Dhoni took home the Spirit of Cricket award. I can think of ten such instances. You want me to give you credit when you can get a player like Virat Kohli out with a beamer? I’ll never give you credit. It was not out, I can say that with absolute certainty. The game will not benefit from this. If a law is unjust, it must be amended over time, Sidhu stated in a commentary. Returning to the game, Karn Sharma struck three sixes off Mitchell Starc in the last over, leaving RCB just 21 runs to win.

But Starc managed to control his emotions and go out as KKR won by a single run. After the game, Faf discussed the contentious removal of Kohli. It was insane, he declared. Virat and I both believed that the ball was higher than his waist in that area, but rules are rules. With such decisions, you usually find one team happy and the other unhappy.”