An official told AFP on Thursday that Bangladesh will bring up Virat Kohli’s “false fielding” as the reason for their heartbreaking Twenty20 World Cup defeat with cricket’s regulatory body.
Bangladesh’s chances of making it to the semifinals for the first time were all but dashed after India defeated Bangladesh by five runs in the rain-soaked match in Adelaide on Wednesday that went down to the final ball.
Later, vice-captain Nurul Hasan claimed that Kohli’s “fake throw,” which could have tied the game, was missed by the onfield umpires.
He told reporters, “It could have been a five-run penalty.” That might have also gone our way, but regrettably… that didn’t happen.
Arshdeep Singh of India threw the ball back, and Kohli, who was positioned at point, pretended to chuck the ball as it whistled past him.
Liton and non-striking batsman Najmul Hossain called attention to it, but umpires Marais Erasmus and Chris Brown did nothing, a Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) official told AFP.
Bangladesh would bring up the issue “if an opportunity comes” at the International Cricket Council’s board meeting, which is slated to take place in Melbourne next week during the event, according to BCB cricket operations chief Jalal Yunus.
We shall talk about the concerns whenever we have the chance to. “There is no benefit to doing it now, so it is not a protest,”
After a 45-minute break, the game was resumed, with Bangladesh given a revised target of 151 runs from 16 overs to chase India’s 184-6.
After the halt, Liton turned for a second run but slipped, and he was run out for 60 off 27 balls.
Bangladesh lost by a slim margin after dropping to 145-6.
On November 6, Bangladesh will face Pakistan in the same Adelaide stadium in their last Super-12 game. Bangladesh currently has four points after two victories over the Netherlands and Zimbabwe.
