Virat Kohli Walks Despite Being Not Out Against Pakistan

Virat Kohli started walking when his score was on 77 but replays showed he was not out.

Indian skipper Virat Kohli walked on 77 despite not having connected with the ball. 

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Indian skipper Virat Kohli walked. When he wasn't even out.

In the high-octane game between India and Pakistan at Manchester on Sunday, Virat was batting on 77 in the 48th over when he tried to pull a Mohammed Amir bouncer, but the ball flew past his bat to wicketkeeper Sarfaraz Ahmed even as the India skipper felt he had got the faintest of edges.

The umpire did not raise his finger despite a long appeal from the Pakistan players. But once Kohli started to walk, it became obvious that the batsman knew he was out.

Later, replays showed that there was daylight between bat and ball and Kohli had actually not nicked it. The Indian skipper was livid in the dressing room while Dhoni was seen checking if the handle of the bat had become loose, making Kohli feel he had edged it.

India were 314/5 when Kohli got out, and in the last two overs Shankar and Kedar Jadhav failed to step on the accelerator, adding 22 runs to the team total.

On the official broadcast, Kevin Pietersen explained what might have happened.

He might just have a loose grip which is connected to the bat and that can sometimes click. Sometimes you don’t feel the faint nick, you hear the faint nick. Also, when your bat’s on it’s last leg, this can happen.

Kevin Pietersen