“Umpires Should Keep Their Eyes Open On Field,” Virat Kohli On Malinga’s No Ball

Mumbai: Last night it was an  thrilling match between Royal Challenger Bangalore and Mumbai Indian, visitors won the match by 6 runs.

Meanwhile it also showcased poor umpiring by the umpires on the field, the last ball of the innings bowled by Lasith Malinga was a no-ball which was not given by the umpires due to which RCB has to face the defeat for their franchise. “This is ridiculous we are not playing at club level it’s an IPL level,” says RCB skipper Virat Kohli.

“This is just a ridiculous off the last ball. The umpires has to keep their eyes open, it was a no ball by a inch. It is completely different game altogether (if there was a extra delivery). They should have been sharper and more careful out there,” Virat Kohli said in post match ceremony.

“Honestly I got to know after crossing the rope that it was a no-ball. These kind of mistakes are not good for the game,” MI skipper Rohit Sharma said in post match ceremony.

Batting first Mumbai Indians scored 187 runs and set a huge target for host, for AB De Villiers played an fine innings but failed to make his team win, were RCB needed 7 runs of the last ball, if the team had managed to hit six it would be a super over but they managed to score only one run resulted MI won the match.