Virat Kohli was dismissed in a full toss from Harshit Rana which was appeared to be a beamer.

New Delhi: Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif opened up on Virat Kohli’s controversial dismissal in the recently concluded Indian Premier League match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Kolkata Knight Riders played at Eden Gardens on Sunday.

Kohli was in lethal form as he smashed two sixes in the 18-run knock during RCB’s chase of 223. He was caught and bowled in a full toss from Harshit Rana which was appeared to be a beamer.

Not amused after being given out by the on-field umpires, RCB’s marquee batter referred the decision to the third umpire.

After going over the replays, the third umpire upheld the on-field decision, giving him out. Furious at being adjudged out, Virat was seen remonstrating on the field and started walking off in anger as the Knights rejoiced.

Kaif took his ‘X’ formerly known as twitter as shared the photo of MS Dhoni where the ball under MS Dhoni’s bat declared wide. Here is the post.

Before walking back in a huff, Virat was seen charging at one of the on-field umpires and contesting his dismissal. As he stormed back to the pavilion, the batter was seen smashing his willow on the ground and hitting a trash can with his gloves, causing it to tumble.

After falling short in the chase by one run, RCB skipper Faf du Plessis gave his take on the umpire’s decision which raised a lot of controversy.

“Obviously, the rules are the rules. Virat and myself at that stage thought that possibly the ball was higher than his waist. I guess they measure it on the popping crease,” RCB captain du Plessis said after the game

“In those situations, you’ll always have one team that’s happy and one team that doesn’t feel like it’s quite the right decision. But that’s just how the game works,” he added.