Virat Kohli is the only Indian cricketer not to celebrate Rachin Ravindra's wicket; No-out decision sparks on-air debate

New Zealand, led by Tom Latham, continues to dominate India in the ongoing first Test at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. After giving the hosts a 46-minute lead, New Zealand put on a spirited show with bat in hand. Left-handed batsman Rachin Ravindra was the BlackCaps' top scorer as he scored his first India ton in the longest format. However, there was drama in the second session, which once again sparked a major debate about the Decision Review System (DRS).

There was a controversial call on the first ball of the 89th over. Team India appealed after the ball went past Rachin Ravindra's outside edge. Dhruv Jurel caught the ball confidently and field referee Michael Gough declared the ball out.

After consulting with Ajaz Patel, who was on the non-striker side, Ravindra hesitantly went for the review. There was a small spike on UltraEdge, but only one frame after the ball passed the bat. Third umpire Richard Illingworth said he could see some daylight and therefore overturned the decision and Ravindra was given a big reprieve.

DRS decision leads to major comment debate

As soon as the verdict was announced, Harsha Bhogle and Ian Smith, who were present as commentators at the time, expressed their views on it. Harsha Bhogle recalled the time he read an article by former ICC Elite umpire Simon Taufel.

“Read an article by Simon Tauffel who said if there is a spike, one frame after it passes the bat, that is still acceptable to the third umpire,” Bhogle said on air.

At this point, Ian Smith asked the spectators to focus on Virat Kohli, who was positioned at first slip. As soon as the replays were played, one could clearly see that Virat Kohli wasn't celebrating at all.

Harsha Bhogle then said that if there was “a list of the most expressive people” in the world, Virat Kohli would be at the top. Citing this fact, Harsha Bhogle described Ian Smith's observation as “great”.

Talking about the current first Test between India and New Zealand, the latter scored 402 runs in the first innings to take an impressive lead of 356 runs.

Rachin Ravindra top-scored for the Kiwis as he scored 134 runs off just 157 balls. The left-handed batsman's innings was peppered with 13 fours and four sixes.

Kuldeep Yadav was the pick of the Indian bowlers as he returned with a three-wicket haul.