The last night game between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians was marred by a major controversy. With RCB needing 17 runs in the final over, stage was set for AB de Villiers to unleash his strokes. Malinga was hit for a massive six on the first ball by Shivam Dube. However, veteran regained his composure and bowled brilliantly conceding just four singles in the following four deliveries.
The equation came down to 7 runs with just one ball left. Malinga delivered a perfect yorker and Dube was not able to connect it well, resulting in another defeat for Virat Kohli-led team. Soon after the match, replays showed that Malinga had overstepped on the last ball of the innings but on-field umpire S Ravi completely missed the call.
This was enough to upset Virat Kohli, who lambasted the umpiring standard in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League. “We playing at the IPL level and not playing club cricket. The umpires should have had their eyes open. That is a ridiculous call at the last ball. If it is a game of margins, I don’t know what is happening. They should have been more sharp and careful out there. When they were 145 for 7, we should have done better. The last few overs were brutal for us,” Kohli said at the post-match presentation.
He didn’t leave it here and according to Times Now, Virat barged inside the match referee’s room and even hurled expletives. Kohli also stated that he doesn’t care if he is penalized for violating the code of conduct.