Submitted by Amith Chakrapani on Thu, 10/15/2020 - 18:25

As a captain, I would like to have the ability to review a wide: Virat Kohli

15 Oct, 2020
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As a captain, I would like to have the ability to review a wide: Virat Kohli
15 Oct, 2020 By Editor

T20 is such a format that one single event, even by chance could change the course of the game. In such a compressed format, the umpires are also under extreme pressure to get every decision across the 240 legal balls right. At present, the DRS allows for LBW and caught decisions to be challenged. RCB Captain Virat Kohli has now suggested that the scope of the system could be expanded further.

Speaking to KL Rahul who will be captaining King XI Punjab against RCB later in the evening, Virat said, "I am going to speak as a captain. As a captain, I would like to have the ability to review a wide, which could be a wrong call, or a waist-high full-toss, which could be a wrong call.”

“We have seen this historically how big these things can be in such a high-profile tournament like IPL and in general T20 cricket. It is a fast-paced game and you can miss a small margin and we have all seen this is a big factor. If you lose the game by a run and you are not able to review that wide, it could make a massive difference in someone's campaign,” Virat added.

Kings XI skipper KL Rahul was in agreement with Virat Kohli, as he said, “If that rule comes in, it is very good. You can give a team two reviews and say you can use it for whatever."


[ESPN Cricinfo inputs]

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