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India vs England, 4th T20I: Virat Kohli reveals why he took the 'smart decision of going out' at the end
Kohli on Thursday also questioned the concept of requiring "conclusive proofs" to overturn a "soft signal" of the field umpires, saying that rules should be made simpler so that teams do not suffer in high-stake games.
Team India managed to comeback in the five-match series by winning the fourth T20 international against England. India gave England a target of 186 runs but the visitors only managed 177. This is the first time a team has won in the series after batting first. Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya were the stars of the match due to their batting and bowling efforts respectively.
However, there were tense scenes at the end as only 12 runs were needed off the last three balls. Shardul then bowled two wides to reduce the margin to 10 runs. Shardul eventually managed to regain his composure as he successfully defended the target after giving away just one run in the last three deliveries.
During the last moments of the match, India captain Virat Kohli was missing from the field as he was sitting in the dugout with Rohit Sharma captaining the side. But why was he sitting in the dugout? Kohli has revealed that he wanted to avoid an injury.
During the fourth T20I against England here, which India won by eight runs, there were at least two dismissals that benefitted England for want of conclusive proofs.
Asked about the incidents at the post-match presentation, Kohli went back to a Test match against England, which preceded the T20I series.
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"There was an instance during the Test series when I was next to Jinks (Ajinkya Rahane) and he clearly caught the ball but he wasn't sure so we went upstairs. If it is a half and half effort and the fielder is in doubt, there is no way the umpire from square leg can see it clearly.
"The soft signal becomes that important and it becomes tricky. Where there should be conclusive proof? I don't know why there can't be an 'I don't know' call with the umpires as well. It is similar to umpire's call as well.
"These are decisions that can change the course of the game, especially in these big games. We were on the receiving side today, and tomorrow it could be some other team."
Suryakumar Yadav was unlucky to have been given out in the 14th over after repeated replays of Dawid Malan's catch off Sam Curran by the TV umpire. A part of the ball seemed to have touched the ground but the TV umpire did not overturn the on-field umpire's decision (soft signal) due to a lack of conclusive proof.
Washington Sundar was also given out in the last over after repeated replays by the TV umpire to see if Adil Rashid had touched the ropes with his back heel while taking the catch failed to get a conclusive evidence.
(with PTI inputs)
