Virat Kohli’s dismal run in the series continues. In the second innings in Bangalore, the India captain couldn’t contribute much with the bat, getting out LBW to Josh Hazlewood for 15. However, this dismissal was nothing like the one in the first innings – where he strangely shouldered arms to a Nathan Lyon delivery to be caught plumb.

As has been the case with DRS and India this series, of course Kohli reviewed both decisions, unsuccessfully. However, the second innings was nothing like the first , this time Kohli could just be called unlucky, not hasty or misguided, in the DRS call.
Here’s how it went down:

It was as close as it could be: Hazlewood appealed for LBW. Nigel Llong gave it out. Kohli reviewed it immediately. Replays showed that there was some speculation over whether it was pad first or bat. The third umpire took a long time and a long look at the various angles. It was pitched outside off and was hitting the wickets, but the impact is ‘umpire’s call’. And the on field decision was out. “No conclusive evidence to say he hit it first,” said the third umpire. And the decision stayed. Several replays, deliberation and conclusive proof later, Kohli had to walk back disappointed.

The rules are clear: Without proper evidence, the on-field umpire’s decision stays, and Llong had already called it. The DRS review may not have gone India’s way, but the reviews out on social media were mixed. Lots of questions were raised, lots of logical justifications were offered, some accusations were made and then some jokes followed.