Dramatic Moment in Adelaide as Umpires Dismiss Virat Kohli Following KL Rahul’s No-Ball Controversy
The drama unfolds on day 1 of Adelaide’s day-night test as KL Rahul survives no-ball scare, Kohli sent back
An interesting incident marred the first day of the pink-ball Test between India and Australia in Adelaide. India opener KL Rahul, who was not having a great start, looked like getting dismissed for a duck in the first session but was given a life when Australian pacer Scott Boland committed a no-ball.
Rahul, who, with Yashasvi Jaiswal, was opening, witnessed his opening partner fall off on the very first ball of the game. He survived his first ball from Boland, which seemed to be an nick towards the wicket-keeper as a result of replay’s decision rendered no-ball from Boland and he remained notched at the score-board.
Adding to drama, India’s No.4 batsman, Virat Kohli walked out to bat assuming Rahul was out, but the umpires intervened with a ruling that sent Kohli back in, explaining that this no ball had nullified Rahul’s dismissal.
Interestingly, Snicko showed no spike as the ball passed Rahul’s bat, raising questions about whether a review might have overturned the on-field decision. The drama didn’t end there as Rahul was dropped by Usman Khawaja in the slips later in that very over, offering yet another lifeline to the batter.
Despite these opportunities, Rahul was eventually dismissed for 37 off 64 balls, Mitchell Starc’s second wicket of the day.
Earlier, India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat first. Three changes were made by the team as they bring Shubman Gill, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Rohit himself into the pink-ball Test, replacing Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel, and Washington Sundar.
Rahul’s luck, as well as the no-ball drama that occurred on this day, set up the Test in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to be very interesting.
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