Ahmedabad-Indian player Virat Kohli made fun of umpire Nitin Menon during the final day of the fourth Test once morest Australia. When India went for DRS during the 35th over bowled by Ashwin, Kohli made fun of umpire Nitin Menon. While Travis Head was nearing his half-century, the Indian players appealed for lbw off Ashwin, but the umpire did not allow it.
Then captain Rohit Sharma called DRS as per Ashwin’s instructions. The third umpire ruled that Travis Head was not out. But at this time, Kohli responded that if he was the batter, the umpire would have given him out. Umpire Nitin Menon laughs at this. Video footage of the incident has also been released.
During the Test series once morest Australia, fans have come up once morest the decision of umpire Nitin Menon several times. Fans argue that many of the decisions taken by Nitin Menon once morest Virat Kohli are wrong. The fourth match of the series ended in a draw. On the fifth day, Monday, Australia scored 175 runs for the loss of two wickets in the second innings.
India won the series 2–1 with the fourth Test tied. In the second innings, Travis Head faced 163 balls and was out on 90 runs. The player was bowled by Akshar Patel. Having won the first two Tests, India had earlier retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
English Summary: Virat Kohli takes a cheeky dig at Nitin Menon