Twitter Reactions: Soumya Sarkar survives a close lbw review; Virat Kohli not happy with the decision

Bangladesh are fighting it out against India in a steep chase at Edgbaston. They got off to a decent start but were pegged back with Tamim Iqbal getting out at a wrong time. The Tigers are in a must-win situation and one can see the desperation to win the match the way they’ve approached the chase. Even India would love to seal their position in the knockouts and won’t want to leave it till the last match. The intensity is right up there from both the teams and again like it is every time, there was a controversial decision taken by the third umpire which went against India this time.

The incident took place in the 12th over of the second innings when Mohammed Shami nipped one back to pin Soumya Sarkar in front of the stumps. The vociferous appeal followed from the Men in Blue only for Marais Erasmus to turn it down. Moreover, Virat Kohli didn’t have MS Dhoni to confirm as well but after pondering for a long time, he went for the review in the end. The replays showed that the bat was close to the pad and it was unsure whether the ball grazed the inside edge.

The third umpire Aleem Dar had several looks and even used a split screen. But he found it difficult to come to the conclusion and told Erasmus to stay with his original decision. It literally looked plumb on hitting and only because the umpire didn’t conclusive evidence, he turned down the appeal which led to India losing the review.

Kohli has animated discussion

Virat Kohli, the Indian captain, was baffled with the decision and was quick to have a discussion with the on-field umpire. Moreover, he wasn’t happy with India losing the review after the third umpire being inconclusive. But the decision was made and India had to move on. It was also an important wicket as Sarkar was looking dangerous.

Even the Twitterati wasn’t impressed with the decision and questioned the third umpire for turning the appeal down. To add to India’s agony, the hawk-eye showed it to be umpire’s call which would’ve saved India a review at least. Eventually though Sarkar was dismissed in the 16th over and Kohli didn’t forget to give him a small sendoff as well.

Here’s how Twitter reacted to the decision: