IPL 2024: Harbhajan Singh's take on Virat Kohli's controversial dismissal

Former India player Harbhajan Singh backed the umpires decision on Virat Kohlis controversial dismissal in the IPL 2024 match against Kolkata Knight RidersIn the IPL 2024 match against KKR Virat Kohli seemed quite promising with the willow as he smashed two sixes in his 18run knock which came in seven deliveries He was given out on a beamer delivery bowled by Harshit RanaNot amused with the decision of onfield umpires the RCBs stalwart challenged the decision The third umpire upheld the decision and gave him out Thereafter Kohli was seen arguing and left the field in angerHarbhajan backed the umpires decision while stating that Kohli was out of the popping crease and since Harshit bowled a slower delivery it would have dipped and would have fallen below the waistline if Kohli had stayed in the creaseAlso ReadMoment when Sachin Tendulkar made his arrival in world cricketWhen Virat Kohli got out the ball was high it was a slower delivery and there was a lot of debate about whether it should be deemed as noball because the ball was above the waistline Virat was standing outside the crease and when you are that far hawkeye measures the waistline from the popping crease the white line This year BCCI has measured the height of each player and if the ball passes above the waistline then it is given a noball if not then the decision is not given Harbhajan said on his YouTube channelIf Kohli was inside the crease then the ball was close to 092m which is less than Kohlis waistline 104 When we saw it from the naked eye the ball seemed quite high but Kohli was well outside the crease The ball was going to dip because it was a slower one if the ball was bowled with pace it could have been a noball He was given out according to the rule I believe that the ball would have dipped if he had stayed in the crease Harbhajan addedAfter the third umpire made his decision clear Virat was seen arguing with the onfield umpire about his dismissal While walking back to the pavilion the batsman smashed his willow on the ground and also hit a trash can with his glovesAfter falling short in the chase by one run RCB skipper Faf du Plessis gave his take on the umpires decision which raised a lot of controversyObviously the rules are the rules Virat and myself at that stage thought that possibly the ball was higher than his waist I guess they measure it on the popping crease RCB captain du Plessis said after the gameIn those situations youll always have one team thats happy and one team that doesnt feel like its quite the right decision But thats just how the game works he addedWith ANI Inputs