Indian Test skipper Virat Kohli was visibly frustrated with the third umpire and the ball-tracking as Dean Elgar got a major reprieve with DRS going in his favour. After the decision left him shocked, Kohli walked up to the stumps and criticised the third umpire and broadcaster SuperSport for the review going in hosts’ favour.
"Focus on your team as well as they shine the ball and not just the opposition trying to catch people all the time," Kohli said into the stump mic whereas in the background KL Rahul said, “Whole country is playing against us”.
Kohli did not stop there as he went on to say, “SuperSport is a joke”.
Ashwin too expressed his disappointment as he walked up to the stumps and said, “You have got to find better ways to win tournament”.
In between the deliveries, Kohli took another dig at the third umpire by instructing his bowlers as he said, “Hit the stumps or get him caught. Real experts sitting up there”.
The 33-year-old continued to mock the third umpire and the DRS technology used in the ongoing decider of the three-Test series at the Newlands, Cape Town. In the 28th over, Jasprit Bumrah appealed for an lbw but the umpire turned it down to which Kohli signalled and said in a sarcastic manner that it should have gone above the shoulder.
Earlier even on-field umpire Marais Erasmus was left shocked at the decision as he mouthed “That is impossible” when his decision was overturned and Ravichandran Ashwin was denied a wicket.
In the ongoing final Test of the series, Allahudien Paleker is the third umpire. It is yet to be seen whether Kohli gets reprimanded for his actions by the match referee Andy Pycroft for showing dissent over third umpire's decision.
Kohli has been critical of DRS earlier as well. He is not convinced with the umpire’s call which prevents the third umpire from overturning the decision when the hawkeye shows it was partially hitting the stumps.
