WATCH VIDEO: Huge Controversy as Bangladesh Accused Virat Kohli of Cheating Through Fake Fielding, Demand Five Penalty Runs

WATCH VIDEO: Huge Controversy as Bangladesh Accused Virat Kohli of Cheating Through Fake Fielding, Demand Five Penalty Runs

Bangladesh lost to India by five runs…
The penalty for 'fake fielding' is five runs #Cheating #fake_fielding #ICC = INDIAN CRICKET COUNCIL.#INDvsBAN#Cheating #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/vOvGTIjuYG

— Al Mamun (@alm_amun) November 3, 2022

Former captain Virat Kohli was in the centre of controversy once again after Team India’s thrilling 5-run win (DLS method) over Bangladesh in their Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup 2022 in Adelaide on Wednesday (November 2). Kohli was adjudged the ‘Player of the Match’ for his brilliant 64 not out off 44 balls – his third fifty of the tournament – but it was his act on the field which is drawing plenty of attention on social media.

WATCH VIDEO: Huge Controversy as Bangladesh Accused Virat Kohli of Cheating Through Fake Fielding, Demand Five Penalty Runs

After losing the match, Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batter Nurul Hasan has claimed that the on-field umpires missed an incident of ‘fake fielding’ from Kohli, which could have resulted in five crucial penalty runs for Bangladesh.

Watch Video Below: Bangladesh Accuse Virat Kohli of Fake Fielding

The incident Nurul was referring to took place before the rain interruption. During the second delivery of the seventh over of Bangladesh’s chase, Litton Das pushed an Axar Patel towards the off side and came back for a couple. When Arshdeep Singh the fielder, threw the ball towards the keeper, India’s Virat Kohli, standing a few metres in front of Dinesh Karthik, was seen making a gesture of collecting the ball and throwing when the ball was not even near him.

According to Law 41.5 which deals with unfair play “deliberate distraction, deception or obstruction of [the] batter” can lead to five penalty runs if the umpires find the fielding side guilty. But in this case, the umpires did not see anything wrong.