Team India is in danger of defeat in the Bengaluru Test match. Team India, which was out for only 46 runs in the first innings against New Zealand, made a strong comeback in the second innings but still could not set a big target for New Zealand. Amidst all this, the play on the fourth day of the match had to be ended about an hour early due to rain, but just before that, Team India captain Rohit Sharma and former captain Virat Kohli had a heated argument with the umpires. Why did this happen and was it right for the Indian captain to argue like this?

What happened suddenly in Bengaluru test?

On Saturday, October 19, the fourth day of this match being played at Chinnaswamy Stadium, Team India's second innings ended at 462 runs. In such a situation, the Kiwi team got the target of 107 runs to win. There was still about an hour of play left in the day's play, when New Zealand started batting in the second innings. During this time, there were dense clouds in the sky above the stadium, which was good news for Team India because it could help Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj in swinging the ball.

Bumrah, who came to bowl the first over, had bowled only 4 balls when the umpires stopped the game. All four flood lights of the stadium were on but it was still getting dark. In such a situation, the umpires checked the light with a light meter and decided to stop the game. In such a situation, both the openers of New Zealand immediately moved towards the pavilion because this was a news of relief for them but the Indian team did not like it. What happened next, captain Rohit Sharma started arguing with umpires Paul Rifle and Michael Gough.

Virat-Rohit argued fiercely

Rohit started raising questions as to why the game was stopped without completing one over. Not only this, Rohit might also try to convince the umpire that Team India can make the spinners bowl also. Rohit was looking very angry during this time and during this, Virat Kohli also jumped in between and that too the umpire. Started presenting arguments in front of. The entire team surrounded both the umpires but the umpires did not listen to the Indian team and stuck to their decision. Team India stood on the field for some time but then within a few minutes it started raining heavily in Bengaluru and the field had to be covered.

Was the umpires' decision wrong?

The rain was so heavy that hopes of resuming the match were lost and stumps had to be declared. Now the question is whether the Indian captain was right to argue? The answer is no. Actually, according to the rules, whenever the light starts dimming in any test match, the umpire takes the reading from his meter. If a decision is taken to stop the game on that reading, then the same reading is applied for the rest of the match. On the second day of the Bengaluru Test, the match was stopped 10 minutes before due to bad light and readings were taken at that time also. In such a situation, even on the fourth day, the umpires applied the same and as per the rules, they were in their right place. The disadvantage of this debate is that captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli may be fined.