IND vs SA, 1st T20I | Internet reacts to desperate Kagiso Rabada trying to convince umpire to change his decision

09/28/2022

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Desperate times call for desperate measures and it was clearly reflected in South Africa’s approach during their match against India. Defending a lowly target of 107, Kagiso Rabada, after being denied a wicket via LBW by DRS, tried to convince umpire Nitin Menon that KL Rahul had not offered a shot.

South Africa found themselves deep in troubled waters after the first innings of the opening T20I in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday. A flurry of early wickets due to some inspirational swing bowling by the Indian pacers meant they were eventually skittled out for a paltry 107. Finding themselves in a situation where early wickets were a must, the Proteas were forced to take unnecessary reviews and hope for a dismissal from the blue.

Their desperation seemed to peak in the fifth over of the match when India were struggling at 16/1. After the fifth ball of that over, Kagiso Rabada tried to talk the umpire into declaring KL Rahul offered no shot to a delivery after it hit his pad outside the off stump. At that point, despite Quinton de Kock clearly indicating the impact wasn’t on the stumps, skipper Temba Bavuma had already referred to the TV umpire. Even after the decision came in, Rabada persisted with his case, stating that Rahul had tried to pad the delivery away even though the opener had brought his bat down.

Later, Bavuma took another review where Suryakumar Yadav audibly nicked a delivery that seemed to have hit him on the pads outside off anyway. The internet was quick to notice South Africa’s futile attempts and took no time to highlight it on social media.

Did he leave the ball or played shot?

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— Richard (@Richard10719932) September 28, 2022

Who's with Rabada here!!

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— Richard (@Richard10719932) September 28, 2022

Lol! May be he's taking his own time to finish off things!

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Even SA have stopped going for review for a plumb LBW..

They also want the man to be in the middle@klrahul #INDvsSA
— I AM MODI (@doc_abhiagg) September 28, 2022

Rolf!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

KL Rahul has been leaving the balls in this fashion and the lbw decision was considered as shot played🤣🤣🤣WTF!! That should have been no shot offered🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ These kinda rules🥱🥱 @ICC #INDvsSA
— Srivathsan Yuvi (@srivathsan_yuvi) September 28, 2022

Umpire and Rabada will have cup of tea after game!

Wasn't KL Rahul 's Lbw review come under the pursuit of no shot offered? Who determines that call? @C4CRICVENKATESH @StarSportsTel #starniadugu
— Sunrisers Army (@srhorangearmy) September 28, 2022

Hahaha!

Ye kl rahul cricket khelne aya ya football bat bat p lbw
— foodie0326 (@foodie0326) September 28, 2022

Big match player: KL Rahul

@klrahul played 26 of the 36 balls in powerplay scoring just 11 runs and surviving 3 potential LBW chances. SKY scored 12 runs in the first 3 balls outside the powerplay.

How does KL retain his place in the team despite continuous failures? Coterie? @BCCI
— Jay 🪩 (@jayush91) September 28, 2022

Gotta open Cricket rules book rn!

The Rabada LBW review was an interesting one,i don’t think Rahul was attempting to play a shot. In such situations, does the 3rd umpire have the authority to overrule the on-field umpire and say that there wasn’t a shot being attempted so the impact does not matter? #INDvsSA
— Venugopal R (@Venu_R) September 28, 2022

One man show!