In the intense clash between India and Pakistan in the ongoing Asia Cup 2023, a moment of light-heartedness unfolded that showcased the influence of hope and despair in cricket decisions. Pakistan’s attempt to challenge a decision involving Virat Kohli, suspecting he had nicked the ball, ended up amusingly for the Indian captain, who had a good-natured exchange with the Pakistani wicketkeeper.
India resumed their innings on the reserve day with KL Rahul and Virat Kohli forming an unbeaten century partnership. Pakistan, eager for a wicket, brought their main strike bowlers, Naseem Shah and Shaheen Afridi, into the attack.
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However, their frustration led to an ill-fated decision to use their last remaining review. In the 29th over, Kohli faced Naseem Shah, who attempted to strangle the batsman down the leg side with a back-of-length delivery. Although Kohli had previously hit an elegant boundary, he failed to connect with this particular ball, which went into Mohammad Rizwan’s gloves.
A faint sound was heard as the ball passed Kohli, convincing skipper Babar Azam and the bowler-keeper pair that a nick had occurred. Without much hesitation, Pakistan decided to review the decision, leading to immediate amusement from Kohli.
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Cameras captured Kohli wearing a wide grin as he walked off the pitch. He had a brief exchange with Rizwan, seemingly informing him that the ball had only struck his thigh pad. Replays confirmed Kohli’s claim, and the incident became a topic of humor on social media, with many fans poking fun at Pakistan’s decision-making.
Virat to Babar:- Bhaii tu Rizwan ki mat sun…🤣 Faltu DRS le liya😂😂#IndiavsPak #INDvPAK #INDvsPAK #AsiaCup2023 #ViratKohli𓃵 #BabarAzam #colomboweather pic.twitter.com/ydzeWczJGu
— Krishna Khatri (@KrishnaCKhatri) September 11, 2023
Virat to Babar:- Bhaii tu Rizwan ki mat sun…🤣 Faltu DRS le liya😂😂#IndiavsPak #INDvPAK #INDvsPAK #AsiaCup2023 #ViratKohli𓃵 #BabarAzam #colomboweather pic.twitter.com/ydzeWczJGu
— Krishna Khatri (@KrishnaCKhatri) September 11, 2023
— andre bapat (@AndreBapat82195) September 11, 2023
Virat Kohli had a chat with Babar Azam after Pakistan lost review over him. #INDvsPAK #pakvsind2023 pic.twitter.com/AJQfZi5V70
— Ahmad Haseeb (@iamAhmadhaseeb) September 11, 2023
Virat vs Babar ♥️♥️♥️#PAKvIND#AsiaCup2023 #IndiavsPak #ViratKohli #BabarAzam pic.twitter.com/p0Au9Nujc5
— Bikash Thagunna (@BikashThagunna4) September 11, 2023
Virat Kohli smiling at Babar Azam for losing a review. Pak lost all reviews. #IndiavsPak #INDvsPAK pic.twitter.com/g6mPCApfXc
— Silly Context (@INDvsPAK_Kohli) September 11, 2023
Not virat talking to babar after their review got wasted😭
— Marsh//Virat and Jimmy’s best girl (@brutalgojo) September 11, 2023
#INDvsPAK
Babar and Rizwan taking DRS: pic.twitter.com/PQvJcsFFUu— 🇮🇳 رومانا (@RomanaRaza) September 11, 2023
Rizwan is convincing Babar for DRS. pic.twitter.com/IIrDyZknYx
— Arun Singh (@ArunTuThikHoGya) September 11, 2023
Babar Azam ka DRS 😂
Bhai pressure me aa jata hai bowlers ke. Dhoni ka DRS next level hota hai…par Babar ke DRS ka koi level hi nahi hai#DRS #BabarAzam #Dhoni #AsiaCup2023 #IndiavsPak #PAKvIND #INDvPAK pic.twitter.com/KDENAXk4xs— Ankur Singh (@ankurgzp) September 11, 2023
