Disgraceful- Mitchell McClenaghan Bashes Virat Kohli And Co. For Pressurizing The Umpire To Give Rishabh Pant Out
Published - 28 Apr 2021, 01:32 AM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 02:58 PM
New Zealand seamer and former Mumbai Indians cricketer Mitchell McClenaghan has come down hard on Virat Kohli and his Royal Challengers Bangalore teammates for ‘pressurizing’ the umpire while appealing for an LBW call of Rishabh Pant.
It all happened on the first ball of the seventh over when Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant missed an attempted sweep and was hit on his pads.
Washington Sundar and co went up in unison straight away but with the umpire unmoved, Sundar and co went on an appeal spree, eventually leading to the umpire raising his finger.
Kohli, as usual, got pumped up when the umpire raised his finger and proceeded to let out a guttural roar.
Rishabh Pant knew that he had inside-edged it and hence, he didn’t even consult his partner Prithvi Shaw and went for the review straightaway.
Mitchell McLenaghan, however, wasn’t pleased with what he felt that RCB was trying to ‘pressurize’ the umpire.
McLenaghan made his displeasure clear on his official Twitter account where he wrote-
“Disgraceful – appeal – not suppose to be able to appeal 5 times #RCBvDC”
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https://twitter.com/CricketUnlimi/status/1387095024878325763?s=19
