Right after the disputed DRS controversy involving India's skipper Virat Kohli, which occurred during the third Test match between India and South Africa in Cape Town, a lot of reactions have been come in which don't seem to stop anytime soon. The latest to comment on this is former South Africa batter Daryll Cullinan who said that Kohli got away with 'unacceptable behavior' and termed the incident 'out of line'.
"I love Virat Kohli, I love his cricket, I love the way he plays. But there has to be a line drawn somewhere to say 'hang on, you must be severely punished'. I just cannot believe that they could think along those sorts of lines. That's just out of line. For far too long Virat Kohli has got away with behaviour which is unacceptable on a cricket field. But he's Virat Kohli and I don't like it, quite frankly," Cullinan told ESPNCricinfo.
Apart from the great display of cricket from both the sides, the series-deciding Test will also be bookmarked for the DRS uproar that took place on Day 3 of the decider Test where South Africa routed India by seven wickets and claimed the three-match Test series 2-1. South Africa captain Dean Elgar was given out LBW by on-field umpire Marais Erasmus off Ravichandran Ashwin's bowling.
The left-hander decided to take the review. The replays, much to the surprise of many including umpire Erasmus, showed the ball would have gone over the stumps. The third umpire asked Erasmus to reverse his decision and Elgar survived, which infuriated the Indian cricketers. The Indian skipper walked upto the stump mic and let it rip. Other Indian players like KL Rahul and Ravichandran Ashwin were also heard expressing their dissatisfaction.
Earlier, Virat also spoke about the DRS row and said he has no comments to make on it.
"I have no comment to make on it. We understood what happened on the field and people on the outside don't know exact details of what goes on the field so for me to try and justify what we did and say we got carried away is all… If we had gotten charged up and picked three wickets there then that would have been the moment that changed the game," Kohli said during the post-match presentation ceremony.
