Babar Azam and other Pakistan players protested the on-field umpire’s no-ball call after Virat Kohli hit a six off a waist-high delivery on Sunday. This proved to be crucial as Virat Kohli took India to the finishing line as India beat Pakistan by four wickets.
Watch the six here:
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The no-ball became crucial in the outcome of the match as he bowled Kohli in the next bowl. However, as it was a no-ball, Kohli was not given out and instead took two runs, taking India closer to the win.
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Reacting to the win, Virat Kohli became emotional at the press conference and said, “It’s a surreal atmosphere, I have no words, no idea how that happened. I am really lost for words. Hardik believed we can do it, if we stayed till the end. When Shaheen bowled from the pavilion end, that’s when we decided to take him down. Haris is their prime bowler, and I hit those two sixes. The calculation was simple. Nawaz had one over to bowl, so if I could take Haris down, they would panic. From 28 in 8, it came down to 16 to 6. I tried to stick to my instincts. The first one was back of a hand slower ball (the one over long-on). Standing here I just feel like it was meant to be.”
The Player of the Match also accepted that this was his best innings to date, saying,” till today Mohali was my best innings against Australia. Today I will count this one higher. Hardik kept pushing me. The crowd has been phenomenal. You guys (fans) kept backing me and I am grateful for your support.”
