Virat Kohli mocks Australian fielders: The Indian captain was seen emulating the Australian fielders regarding appealing for his dismissal.
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India captain Virat Kohli’s controversial dismissal in the first innings of the Perth Test created a significant amount of furore in the media. While the Indian fans and media considered Peter Handscomb’s catch as clean, the Australians thought of the otherwise.
In which was a typical fingers-underneath-the-ball dismissal, it was expected to receive mixed reactions and so it did. The on-field umpire’s decision plays a significant role in such decisions and with Kumar Dharamasena ruling Kohli out, there were minimal chances of him getting a reprieve.
There was no hiding to the fact that Kohli’s dismissal affected the Indian innings for he had it in him to take the Indian total near Australia’s first-innings total.
While many experts had their own say on how things rolled up, the Indian captain was seen in utter disappointment when he was returning back to the pavilion. It was his this reaction which invited severe criticism from former Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson.
Although Kohli didn’t come out in the media to say anything about his dismissal, his gesture during India’s practice session ahead of the fourth day spoke highly about what he was feeling.
While Kohli was going through a fielding drill on the morning of Day 4, he dropped a catch. Kohli was then seen collecting the ball and started appealing for a catch, taking a clear dig at Australia middle-order batsman Peter Handscomb, who did the same yesterday.
It is worth mentioning that there was a lack of conclusive evidence from both the perspectives.
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