DRS Drama: Kohli cries foul

Umpire Marais was as puzzled as the Indians after the replays showed the ball going over the stumps.

It was in the 21st over that R Ashwin lighted one that straightened enough after pitching as Elgar was beaten trying to play a forward defensive stroke. Straight umpire Marais Erasmus gave it leg before but Elgar went for DRS, which surprisingly ruled that the ball would miss the leg stump.It seemed a howler and more so a technical one rather than umpiring which left the Indian team very angry.

Funnily enough Elgar, after seeing that he was beaten, had started walking before he came back. An angry Kohli kicked the ground in disgust and then used the stump microphone to good e ect.

One of the players (not conirmed) even said: “Whole country is against eleven players.”Another one chimed in to say, “broadcasters are here to make money boys”.

For some time, the bowlers lost focus before getting Elgar at the fag end of the day.