In sports, players often express emotions on cricket fields and they make the game even more interesting. But spectators barely witness sudden changes in emotions in someone, which Punjab Kings (PBKS) batter Liam Livingstone expressed on his return to professional cricket after a long time after DRS overturned his not-out decision.
Many were looking forward to Liam Livingstone on Tuesday in Mohali, where Punjab Kings (PBKS) suffered a 24-run loss against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Match 27 of IPL 2023. However, they all had disappointment after the Englishman lost his wicket after scoring just 2 off 4 balls.
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More importantly, the manner in which Liam Livingstone departed on his long-awaited return was more interesting than anything else. The second ball of the fourth over, bowled by Mohammed Siraj, was a good-length delivery that was angled into the middle and leg stump. Livingstone came down the track but failed to manage any connection on it.
Mohammed Siraj was pretty sure of the dismissal as he went for the LBW appeal straightaway, but the on-field umpire was unmoved and did not raise his finger. Virat Kohli, the stand-in RCB skipper, on a day when Faf du Plessis is not fully fit to take the field, went to have a discussion with Dinesh Karthik and Siraj regarding the DRS. Virat eventually went to challenge the decision, which appeared to be one of the best DRS taken in this season.
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While the replay was there on the big screen, Liam Livingstone was so confident about staying at the crease that he had a huge smile on his face. However, the ball-tracking showed the ball would have hit at the top of the leg stump, and all of a sudden, that smile was wiped off his face completely. While RCB players leaped in joy after getting the big breakthrough, Livingstone, after a failure, began to slowly walk back to the pavilion.
Here is the video of the dismissal of Liam Livingstone:
Of course, the Twitterati were having a laugh at the whole incident.
Liam Livingstone Massive Fraud
— SS (@PoloniumOpera) April 20, 2023
https://twitter.com/BuyyarapuVishal/status/1649027901726261248?s=20
https://twitter.com/DeveshChahar17/status/1649024449943945219?s=20
Liam livingstone show coming your way
— . (@Jay_C1718) April 20, 2023
Liam Livingstone gone. That was a great review by Virat. 💥
Miyan is the only man saving the whole bowling unit of RCB. #RCBvsPBKS
— stan_18 (@DhileebanSuriya) April 20, 2023
https://twitter.com/iDurgeshTiwary/status/1649023663008796672?s=20
What a review by Captain Virat Kohli.
Mohammad Siraj gets Liam Livingstone.
— Tanuj Singh (@ImTanujSingh) April 20, 2023
