Published 22:02 IST, October 19th 2019

Virat Kohli’s nightmare with the DRS system continues yet again

Virat Kohli has been having a disastrous time with the DRS as a batsman. The review once again went against him during the third Test at Ranchi on Saturday.

Reported by: Karthik Nair
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Virat Kohli has been brilliantly leing Indian team in Tests. In fact, India has been top-ranked Test side since October 2016 under his captaincy. Virat Kohli-led side are currently dominating ICC World Test Championship points table with 200 points in four matches. or team is even closer to m as second-ranked New Zealand are at 60 points. Having alrey clinched series, Team India will be aiming for a whitewash at Ranchi. Indian skipper Virat Kohli won toss and elected to bat first. However, Kohli t only h a forgettable day with bat but his dismal DRS record continued.

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Virat Kohli's dismal DRS record

Virat Kohli h walked to bat at 16/2 when after losing Mayank Agarwal and Cheteshwar Pujara early. He looked good after having hit two boundaries and just as he was trying to get set, a length ball from Anrich rtje came in sharply with angle into right-hander and re was a loud shout from Proteas for lbw. umpire raised his finger. neless, Kohli h a word with Rohit Sharma and n decided to get decision reviewed. ball tracker showed that ball was clipping leg stump as Indian captain h to take a long walk back to pavilion for a 22-ball 12. Since umpire h alrey ruled batsman out, umpire's call was taken into consideration. A similar incident h happened when Trent Boult h trapped Kohli during semi-final of World Cup 2019 earlier this year and he h to walk back as umpire h ruled him out when Kiwis h me an appeal. 

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Believe it or t, after Saturday's incident, Virat Kohli h got his ninth straight DRS call wrong. This dismal record h begun in 2017. It all started during home series against Sri Lanka at end of 2017. last time Kohli h got better of DRS was in same year against same opposition at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Check out Virat Kohli's dismal DRS record here.

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Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane’s partnership

After Kohli departed, India were reduced to 39/3 as Ajinkya Rahane joined Rohit Sharma in middle. duo n carried out rescue act for India as y were involved in a 185-run stand for fourth wicket. 'Hitman' went on to register his sixth Test century and third one of this series while Rahane supported him with a good fifty. Just when India geared up on powering its innings, poor lighting played a spoilsport and play h to be journed. first day's play was stopped shortly after tea due to b light and rains. Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane remained unbeaten on 117 and 83 respectively. 

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20:54 IST, October 19th 2019