Former India batter Ajay Jadeja was also surprised by Virat Kohli’s dismissal in India’s second innings of the ongoing first Test against Bangladesh. He added that Kohli rarely makes such mistakes after observing favourable batting conditions. However, Kohli was dismissed after scoring 17 runs off 37 balls as India ended Day 2 at 81/3 in Chennai on Friday, September 20. India have an overall lead of 308 runs, having bowled Bangladesh out for 149 in their first innings as well.

During a discussion on Colors Cineplex, Jadeja said, “Virat Kohli getting out was probably the biggest surprise because you rarely see him making a mistake after playing 20-25 balls in such conditions. He made a mistake there, played slightly across. He is also human. Everyone makes mistakes. This is the start of the season maybe.”

“Forget everything else, when he himself didn’t come to know that the ball had hit his bat, where the ball is going, is a far-away thought. Maybe the mind was somewhere else. If you see the ball, it neither spun nor kept low, but at times, you make a mistake even against straight balls, which is rare,” Jadeja stated.

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However, Virat Kohli discussed with his partner Shubman Gill before opting not to take a review as well. Ultra-edge later suggested that the ball had taken the inside edge before hitting his pads as well. Meanwhile, Aakash Chopra also shared whether Shubman Gill erred in not asking Virat Kohli to take the review as well.

“The question does not arise at all. When the bat is in your hands and you have the DRS, you don’t ask that question at all. You don’t look anywhere else, you signal for the DRS and have a smirk on your face as well, that it is a bad decision. However, when you asked, it means you were just asking whether it was going straight or missing,” he replied.

“Another interesting thing was that when Mehidy was bowling, there was no fielder at deep square leg for Virat Kohli. He hit a four off the previous delivery, a pull off the backfoot. The fielder was kept up because he doesn’t play the sweep. You generally play that ball straight but he wasn’t getting a single or four there. So when he was looking to hit hard to find the gap as the square leg fielder was up, maybe that induced a mistake but it’s a fact that he doesn’t make such mistakes,” he concluded.