Indian skipper Virat Kohlilink at risk for confronting boycott after angry trade with on-field umpire NitinMenon on the third day of the second Test match against England.
According to the details, Virat Kohli may face a one-match suspensionfollowing his angry exchange with umpire Nitin Menon.
Kohli reviewed a not-out decision against Joe Root in the final over of theday and reacted furiously.
David Lloyd, who used to sit on the ICC umpires’ committee, said: “Hecannot be speaking to umpires like that and inciting the crowd. He shouldbe setting a much better example. Someone in his camp should be having aword and the match referee should be very interested. It’s calculated andit’s not a good look.”
“You can’t have this, I am sorry,” said Michael Vaughan, former Englishcricket captain and commentator. Kohli is such a powerhouse, you can’t havehim intimidating the umpire. It’s a stinker of a decision but you can’t bedoing that as a captain,” he added.
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Another former English captain Nasser Hussain questioned why India hadsought a review. “It was odd that the India team and their captain took thefull 15 seconds to work out whether to review or not. They weren’t actuallysure what they were reviewing for,” he said.
Furthermore, the Indian captain already has two demerit points from hisearlier outbursts over the past 24 months and two more could lead to apotential Test match suspension.
