NEW DELHI: India captain Virat Kohli on Wednesday said he wouldn’t mind having an option of reviewing contentious wide deliveries and waist-high full tosses in T20 cricket, more so in high-profile tournaments like the Indian Premier League.
Hosting a star-studded ‘Puma India Instagram live chat show’, Kohli, who leads Royal Challengers Bangalore in the lucrative league, said they have “discussed it internally” as “these things can make a massive difference”.
“I am going to speak as a captain. As a captain, I would like to have the ability to review a wide, which could be a wrong call, or a waist-high full-toss, which could be a wrong call,” Kohli said during an interaction with KL Rahul, his first guest of the evening.
“We have seen this historically how big these things can be in such a high-profile tournament like IPL and in general T20 cricket.
“It is a fast-paced game and you can miss a small margin and we have all seen this is a big factor. If you lose the game by a run and you are not able to review that wide, it could make a massive difference in someone’s campaign,” Kohli added.
Rahul seconded Kolhi and said: “If that rule comes in, it is very good. You can give a team two reviews and say you can use it for whatever.”
Rahul, who is captaining Kings XI Punjab in the ongoing league, feels that a team can be given two reviews instead of one that is available currently.
Asked about changes he would like to bring in in the tournament given a chance, Rahul said, “If someone hits a six over 100 metres, it should be given more runs. I will ask my bowlers about this.” (AGENCIES)
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