The second Test between India and Australia is going on in full swing at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. On Day 2, the Australians got themselves back into the game with their brilliant bowling against the Indian batters. The side were dismissed for 262 runs as India trailed their opponents by just one run.
A moment during the match might have changed the outcome drastically. India started the day poorly, losing 7 wickets for just 139 runs. Running riot on the Indian batting line-up was Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon, who took the game to the Indians, picking up four wickets in the morning session of Day 2.
One of these wickets was that of Virat Kohli, although there has been a lot of controversy surrounding the wicket. With the hosts five wickets down, Kohli was playing well when the incident took place in the 50th over of the Indian innings.
Batting on 44, Kohli's pads were struck by a Matthew Kuhnemann delivery. On-field umpire Nitin Menon raised his finger and Kohli immediately reviewed the shot. Ultraedge showed that the ball hit him on the bat and pads almost simultaneously, and the wicket stood courtesy of the Umpire's call.
Ball tracking technology showed that the ball would have struck the leg stump, and the umpire's decision was upheld.
Notably, according to Law 36.2.2, if the ball strikes both the pad and the bat at the same time, the ball is considered to have struck the bat first but in this case, Kohli had to return to the dressing room after a 44-run inning.
After losing his wicket in such an unfortunate manner, Kohli was upset after he watched the replay of his wicket in the locker room. Batting coach Vikram Rathore and coach Rahul Dravid appeared to be disappointed with the umpire's decision.
