Did Virat Kohli Refuse To Shake Hands With Umpires After Controversial Dismissal In KKR vs RCB Clash | Watch VIRAL VIDEO
Virat Kohli was departed on a beamer and the ball was clearly above the waist. Here is the video of Kohli refusing to shake hands with umpires who involved in that decision.
New Delhi: Royal Challengers Bengaluru star batter Virat Kohli was involved in an heated argument with the umpires after his controversial dismissal in the recent outing against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens Kolkata.
In the third over of the second inning when KKR bowler Harshit Rana dismissed the former RCB skipper. Following that, Virat referred the decision to the third umpire.
However, after going over the replays, the third umpire upheld the on-field decision, giving him out. Furious at being adjudged out, Virat was seen remonstrating on the field and started walking off in anger as the Knights rejoiced.
Now the video of former RCB skipper is going viral on social media where it is visible that Kohli avoided shaking hands with the umpires, here is the clip:
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However, after this Kohli was fined 50 per cent of his match fee after breaching the IPL code of conduct in the IPL match against KKR.
“Virat Kohli, Batter, Royal Challengers Bengaluru has been fined 50 per cent of his match fees for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during Match 36 of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on April 21, 2024,” IPL stated in a statement.
It added that Kohli committed a level one offence under Article 2.8 of the IPL’s Code of Conduct. The statement further added that the 35-year-old admitted to the offence.
“Kohli committed a Level 1 offence under Article 2.8 of the IPL’s Code of Conduct. He admitted to the offence and accepted the Match Referee’s sanction. For Level 1 breaches of the Code of Conduct, the Match Referee’s decision is final and binding,” it added.