WATCH: Virat Kohli’s excellent judgement sends back Kagiso Rabada in Visakhapatnam

Dixit Bhargav | 05/10/2019
WATCH: Virat Kohli's excellent judgement sends back Kagiso Rabada in Visakhapatnam

Virat Kohli’s excellent judgement: The Indian captain’s decision to review saw India dismissing the last South African batsman.

During the fourth day of the first Test of the ongoing South Africa’s tour of India in Visakhapatnam, India captain Virat Kohli’s decision to opt for a review saw India dismissing the last South African batsman in the form of Kagiso Rabada.

It all happened on the second delivery of the 132nd over when Rabada’s decision to block a Ravichandran Ashwin delivery off the back foot saw him getting hit on the pads. With the umpire giving the decision in the batsman’s favour, the Indians were quick to ponder for a review.

With wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha not entirely sure regarding the ball hitting the stumps, Kohli decided to take the extra risk since only one opposition wicket was left.

Replays confirmed that the ball would have gone on to hit the stumps. Therefore, the decision was made in the hosts’ favour. Rabada, who came in to bat at No. 11 in the 124th over, ended up scoring 15 (17) with the help of three overs. Debutant all-rounder Senuran Muthusamy (33*) and Rabada stitched a vital 35-run partnership for the last wicket.

After being reduced to 34/3 on Day 2, South Africa did extremely well to post 431 in 131.2 overs in their first innings. Opening batsman Dean Elgar (160) and wicket-keeper batsman Quinton de Kock (111) scoring individual centuries yesterday played a pivotal role for the visitors.

With bowling figures of 46.2-11-145-7, India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was the pick of their bowlers. Playing a Test match after nearly a year, Ashwin registered a formidable performance to silence his critics.

Virat Kohli’s excellent judgement

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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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