TIL Desk Sports/ A visibly angry Indian captain Virat Kohli on Sunday lashed out at umpire Shaun George”s late run-out call involving Ravindra Jadeja during India”s first ODI against the West Indies here, saying he has never seen that happen on a cricket field.
“The people sitting outside cannot tell the fielder and they can”t ask the umpire about the run out. I have never seen this happen in cricket,” Kohli said at the post match presentation ceremony after India lost the first ODI by eight runs to hand West Indies a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
The incident took place in the 48th over of India”s innings, when Jadeja went for a quick single but the fielder affected a direct hit at the striker”s end. On-field umpire George did not give out out though Jadeja was short in the crease as replays would later show.
The umpire then went upstairs after the run-out was shown on the big screen and that raised question on the timing of the referral upstairs after the ball was dead. West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard came up to umpire George as did all-rounder Roston Chase who had casually appealed after seeing the replays. Kohli was seen walking towards the field angrily. Kohli, however, did not enter the ground as Jadeja walked back to the dressing room.
