Here is how fans reacted after Richard Kettleborough Denies wide to help Virat Kohli Hit Century

The fans of the Indian cricket team and Virat Kohli were happy with the decision of Richard Kettleborough as Kohli was near to score century with few runs left remaining to win.

Oct 20, 2023 - 07:00

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Here is how fans reacted after Richard Kettleborough Denies wide to help Virat Kohli Hit Century

Richard Kettleborough became a topic of discussion on X subsequent to India's triumph over Bangladesh in the 17th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 on Thursday, October 19 at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.

The circumstance that propelled Richard Kettleborough to the forefront of fan discourse was his dismissal in the match's deciding over. Virat Kohli was bowled a flatter down the leg by spinner Nasum Ahmed on the first delivery of the 42nd over of India's innings; it appeared to be a straightforward wide delivery.

To the astonishment of all, the umpire did not classify the ball as a wide. Richard Kettleborough's decision was well received by both the Indian cricket team's supporters and Virat Kohli, as Kohli was approaching his century with the game's victory requiring only a few more runs.

Notably, India won with 54 deliveries and 2 runs while Kohli was batting at 97. Richard Kettleborough, too, smiled sardonically in response to his decision, and the players in the Indian locker room were also giggling.

In the end, Richard Kettleborough's decision was inconsequential, as Kohli would have comfortably completed his century even if he had conceded a wide. Kohli, who had just missed the dot on the second delivery of the 42nd over, struck Nasum Ahmed's six for a century and assisted India in securing a 7-wicket victory.

Many supporters believed that the umpire's decision was appropriate, given that the spinner deliberately attempted to deliver a wide in order to prevent Kohli from reaching a ton. Others, however, believed that the arbiter rendered an extremely poor decision.

During the press conference following the match, Najmul Hossain Shanto, the stand-in captain of Bangladesh, stated that the inadvertent wide to Virat Kohli was not part of their original plans.