Indian captain Virat Kohli voiced his displeasure with the ‘soft signal’ rule after India beat England by eight runs in the fourth T20 Inte...
Indian captain Virat Kohli voiced his displeasure with the ‘soft signal’ rule after India beat England by eight runs in the fourth T20 International on Thursday to level the five-match series 2-2. There were two instances in the match that brought plenty of attention to this oft-criticised rule in cricket.
Suryakumar Yadav, who made a superb first half-century in international cricket, was caught by Dawid Malan but the decision was taken upstairs and the soft signal was out. The third umpire then gave him out as well despite replays suggesting the ball might’ve touched the ground as Malan tried to complete the catch. But because there was no conclusive evidence according to the third umpire, he couldn’t overturn the on-field umpire’s decision.
Then, Washington Sundar’s dismissal raised eyebrows too as he was caught by Adil Rashid at the third-man boundary. Replays suggested that the leg-spinner’s heel might’ve been touching the rope as he caught the ball but because the soft signal was out, the third umpire didn’t overturn the decision.
In the post-match presentation ceremony, Kohli was asked by Murali Kartik about these two decision and the skipper didn’t mince his words.
Here’s what he said:
“Look, there was that instance that happened during the Test series where...
