During the 20-20 World Cup 2022 game between India and Pakistan, Virat Kohli hit a six in the last over of the game. Notably, Mohammad Nawaz, who bowled the last over, bowled a full toss just above the waist height. The umpires, after long deliberation, ruled it as a no-ball, and a free hit was awarded to the Men In Blue.
After this, debate among the fans brewed about whether it was a no-ball or not. Although the debate is yet to settle, Peshawar Zalmi's Mohammad Haris ' dismissal in the Qualifier Two game against Lahore Qalandars added fuel to the fire. Apparently, in the 18th over of Zalmi's innings, the right-hander, Haris tried to play a scoop shot on a full toss bowled by Shaheen Afridi.
Notably, Fakhar Zaman was stationed at a straight deep fine leg for the shot. Haris only tried to time the ball and the White Kookaburra landed straight in the hands of Zaman. Watching the replays, there were doubts about whether the ball was going above the waists. However, the umpires thought differently and adjudged it as a legal delivery.
Those Fauji reflexes 👌
Ice-cool @FakharZamanLive 🥶#HBLPSL8 | #SabSitarayHumaray | #LQvPZ pic.twitter.com/RIcCvWsId7
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) March 17, 2023
Meanwhile, the fans are divided over the matter. They have expressed some serious opinions and have slipped with troll comments as well.
🔔ka king on Left side , Real king is in Right Side .
Is it enough or should I tell you more difference?— Sir BoiesX 🕯 (@BoiesX45) March 17, 2023
Yes clear difference , one decision was made by honest umpire and the other decision was made by #BCCI 😂. Just saying.
— Fahad (@fad08) March 17, 2023
Massive difference between both of them Haris deep in the crease and still umpires gives out and Kohli almost out of the crease but remains not out due to bad umpiring.
— Sania Moeed (@SaniaMoeed) March 17, 2023
People who are commenting it’s no ball for Haris are the same who criticised Kohli’s no ball.
Meanwhile they won’t accept, they will always claim ICC = BCCI. 😂
— Shaikh Sohail 🇮🇳 | شیخ سہیل (@shaikhsohaill10) March 17, 2023
Right side pic -FATHER of minnow team
Left side -true ling against mighty ZIMBABWE pic.twitter.com/sOZzK0KnGd— 𝙕𝙀𝙀𝙈𝙊 🇮🇳 (@Zemo6_ICTIAN) March 17, 2023
It's a Clear Example to Describe the Bad decision of Umpire in WC T20 2022.
VK was on the Edge of the Crease and yet the bowler was Spinner and bowl was hit on the Bottom. If he was in the middle of the Crease that clearly the playing bowl.
So it was a legal ball not a NO BALL.
— Kazim کاظم (@Its_Kazim19) March 17, 2023
It’s clearly a no ball pic.twitter.com/CkwJ938ido
— F🅰️ℹ️z (@faiz__mirza) March 17, 2023
Yeah there is, have seen this Virat's visual after a while and I guess that was slightly over the waist height, whereas, the other one seems fine. Just my opinion of 1st sight view of both..One can feel the other way around..Tiny lil margins🏏🤏
— Mazhar Ali Khan (@MazharAliKhan7) March 17, 2023
Learn some basic cricket Abdul-the one on the left bowled by saheen was a slower bowler which you can clearly see it was dipping but the other one to virat was a faster one from nawaz holding the seam & it didn’t https://t.co/FfM1dOLvJL both the decision right call was made
— cricholic (@cricholic2) March 18, 2023
Innings that will make Pakistanis cry every time they recall. Virat the 👑
— Baba Jarkhandi (@KirkitLover) March 17, 2023
Lahore Qalandars kicks out Peshawar Zalmi to reach the PSL 8 final
Meanwhile, in the game, the 2017 winner, Zalmi was kicked out in the second Qualifier of the ongoing Pakistan Super League 2023. The former champions won the toss and elected to bat first. Thanks to Mohammad Haris (85), the team reached 171/5. In reply, the defending champions, Lahore chased down the target with four wickets in hand.