Virat Kohli DRS: India and Kohli nail another DRS decision to dismiss Jonny Bairstow in Nottingham Test

Dixit Bhargav | 04/08/2021
Virat Kohli DRS: India and Kohli nail another DRS decision to dismiss Jonny Bairstow in Nottingham Test

Virat Kohli DRS call: The Indian captain got yet another DRS call right as India dismissed the fourth English batsman on the brink of tea.

During the first day of the first Test of the ongoing India’s tour of England in Nottingham, India captain Virat Kohli opting for a DRS resulted in England batsman Jonny Bairstow’s dismissal on the brink of tea.

It all happened on the second delivery of the 51st over when Bairstow was beaten by India pacer Mohammed Shami’s in-swinger. Despite Bairstow getting hit in front of the stumps, umpire Richard Kettleborough ruled the decision in the batsman’s favour.

The onus once again fell on Kohli regarding deciding to opt for DRS or not. Uncertain about Bairstow edging the ball or not, Kohli was seen confirming the same from his teammates before opting for DRS.

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India pacer Shardul Thakur appeared to have provided the vote of confidence to Kohli stating that Bairstow didn’t edge the ball. It was then that replays confirmed that the ball would have gone on to hit the stumps.

Coming in to bat at No. 5 in the 28th over, Bairstow played a composed knock scoring 29 (71) with the help of four fours. Bairstow’s dismissal left England in a spot of bother as they were reduced to 138/4 before the tear break.

Virat Kohli DRS call to dismiss Jonny Bairstow

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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