BAN vs IND | Twitter reacts to Virat Kohli showcasing his desperation to revive Test career by reviewing plumb LBW decision

India are firmly on the back foot in the first session of the opening Test against Bangladesh at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Wednesday. Having conjured up a good start against the new ball, the Men in Blue collapsed from 41/0 to 48/3 as the pitch started showing its true colours with sharp spin within the first 15 overs itself. The troubles started with Taijul Islam scalping Shubman Gill following the opener's unnecessary attempt at a paddle sweep before KL Rahul chopped on a ball onto his off stumps off Khaled Ahmed.

However, the situation really became dire once talismanic batsman Virat Kohli had to walk back to the pavilion in the 20th over of the innings. The former skipper lasted just four deliveries, managing just one run to his name. Left-arm spinner Islam pitched the third ball of the over on good length at leg-stump, catching Kohli in two minds in terms of his foot movement. The 34-year-old eventually decided to rock back and turn the ball towards midwicket. Upon pitching, however, the ball spun away vigorously from the bat, beating the bat by a fair margin and rattling into Kohli's pads right in front of the stumps.

Even so, Kohli surprisingly decided to review the umpire's decision after a brief discussion with Cheteshwar Pujara. The fellow veteran was seen making a regrettable face, seemingly confirming to the Delhite his escape was improbable. Replays showed the batter was trapped dead straight inside the crease as the ball comfortably hit middle-and-leg at a decent height, highlighting the foolishness of the DRS appeal. With Kohli having not scored a Test century since November 2019 and averaging 26.45 in Tests since, Twitterati was quick to point out the selfishness of his decision to review while a few others sympathised with his struggles.

Stunner!

In and out!

No runs

Bye bye

LOL

Messi>>>

Just by 99 runs

Is it the case?

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