Virat Kohli slammed a superb century to information the Indian cricket workforce to a cushty victory over Bangladesh within the Cricket World Cup 2023 on Thursday however a controversial resolution by umpire Richard Kettleborough grew to become a significant speaking level after the match. With Kohli batting on 97 and India needing two runs to win, Bangladesh bowler Nassum Ahmed fired a supply in the direction of the leg stump. Kohli shuffled a bit in the direction of the stumps and the wicket-keeper collected it on the leg facet. Nonetheless, the umpire determined to not award a large to India and as an alternative, the supply was judged to be a dot ball.

Kohli went on to attain his forty eighth ODI century with an enormous six simply two balls after this incident.

Whereas followers had been left confused by the umpire’s resolution to not award the extensive regardless of the wicket-keeper amassing the ball on the leg facet, the rationale was a rule change by Marylebone Cricket Membership in 2022.

“Within the trendy recreation, batters are, greater than ever, transferring laterally across the crease earlier than the ball is bowled. It was felt unfair {that a} supply is perhaps known as ‘Broad’ if it passes the place the batter had stood because the bowler entered his/her supply stride.”

“Due to this fact, Legislation 22.1 has been amended so {that a} Broad will apply to the place the batter is standing, the place the striker has stood at any level for the reason that bowler started their run-up, and which might even have handed extensive of the striker in a traditional batting place,” the amended rule acknowledged.

The rule was introduced in to make it possible for bowlers aren’t punished for batters transferring throughout the stumps simply when the ball is delivered. Because of this, Kohli’s batting stance stored him exterior the road of the leg stump and when he shuffled throughout, the umpire judged it to be a change of place by the batter.