Pak vs Ind: Brad Ho question 'no ball' decision
- By Web Desk -
- Oct 23, 2022
Former Australian spinner Brag Hogg is among the countless others who have questioned the no-ball call in the final over of the Pakistan vs Indian final over thriller.
He also raised a point about why the ball was not declared dead after Virat Kohli was bowled on a free hit in the last over of the game.
He took to Twitter to express his displeasure over two decisions.
Why was no ball not reviewed, then how can it not be a dead ball when Kohli was bowled on a free hit. #INDvPAK #T20worldcup22 pic.twitter.com/ZCti75oEbd
— Brad Hogg (@Brad_Hogg) October 23, 2022
He wrote, “Why was no ball not reviewed, then how can it not be a dead ball when Kohli was bowled on a free hit.”
The two decisions have raised a lot of questions, as the game went right down to the wire, with Indian clinching victory on the last ball of the innings with four wickets in hand.
Former Pakistan Pacer Shoaib Akhtar also expressed his displeasure over the no-ball decision.
Umpire bhaiyo, food for thought aaj raat k liye 😉 pic.twitter.com/vafnDG0EVd
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) October 23, 2022
He wrote, ‘Umpire bhaiyo, food for thought aaj raat k liye.’
Pacers Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis also discussed the controversial no-ball issue in A Sports special transmission The Pavilion.
However, Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya held their nerves strong to steer India to a thrilling victory by four wickets in a nerve-wracking clash against arch-rivals Pakistan of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022.
India chased down the total on the last delivery of the final over as Ravichandran Ashwin worked the ball over the mid-off fielder to snatch the golden run for his side and India finished at 160/6 in their quota of 20 Overs.
India had a horrible start to their run chase as the side lost four wickets for a mere 31 runs in the seventh over.
Following the slump, India’s veteran batter Kohli and all-rounder Pandya stitched an astounding 113-run partnership for the fifth wicket and anchored the run chase.
Kohli was the main aggressor in that 78-ball partnership and brought up his half-century in the 18th Over.
He then took on Pakistan’s one of best death-over bowlers Haris Rauf for 15 runs in the 19th Over to push Pakistan on the back foot.
The nail-biter came to the final delivery with India needing just one run and Ashwin held his nerves calm to work the ball over the in-ring fielder and sealed the victory for India.
Kohli top-scored for India and remained unbeaten with his masterclass knock of 82 off just 53 with the help of six boundaries and four sixes.