Michael Vaughan calls Virat Kohli the best batsman and worse reviewer

The Indian team after conceding a 40-run first innings lead was understandably very desperate to get a wicket early in the English innings. Though Keaton Jennings and Alastair Cook have consistently got out early in the innings it was not to be today. The Indians made it quite evident by opting for two reviews in the first 12 overs of the innings and both of them were unsuccessful. Based on that Michael Vaughan pronounced that Virat Kohli is the worst reviewer.

After the initial spell from Ishant Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah pacers, Virat Kohli brought Mohammed Shami and Ravindra Jadeja in the attack. While Shami had more than a few play and misses against Cook, Jadeja managed to hit them both on the pads in the space of an over. He is one of those bowlers who thinks it is out every time he hits them on the pads and somehow managed to convince Kohli both times to refer after the on-field umpire turned him down.

It was Jennings first. He tried to sweep the ball, missed it but in the process also got his pads outside of the line of the off-stump. Jadeja for some reason thought it was plumb and appealed extensively. When Kohli asked wicketkeeper, Rishabh Pant he didn’t stop him either and he went for it. The impact was outside the line of the stumps and they lost the review. It proved to be a very poor call from the Indians.

In his next over Jadeja managed to hit the rough and the ball turned big. Cook was on the back foot when the ball hit him and after thinking for a while Kohli again asked for a review, it was more out of desperation to get a wicket and undo the wrong call they’d made in the previous over. But it was once again hit outside the line of the stumps and India lost both the reviews really early in the innings.

Soon after, Vaughan tweeted: “Virat is the best Batsman in the World .. #Fact .. Virat is the worst reviewer in the World .. #Fact”

Virat is the best Batsman in the World .. #Fact .. Virat is the worst reviewer in the World .. #Fact #ENGvsIND

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) September 9, 2018

The Indian fans, they cannot just take anything against their captain marvel and hit back at him pointing at Joe Root’s DRS calls and how he’s even worse.

Here are some replies from the triggered fans:

What about Root ? He's even more awful compared to Virat.. He at least listen to bowler/WK's words but Root take it out of desperation 🏃‍♀️

— Sush 🏏 (@Indcricketfan) September 9, 2018

Virat is better batsman, captain and reviewer than Root#Fact

— Raveendra Nath (@RaveendraSays) September 9, 2018

Joe Root isn’t far behind

— Ian Robson (@roppa17) September 9, 2018

Sorry @MichaelVaughan this man is by far the worst reviewer to have played the game pic.twitter.com/tgvn1pSWQl

— Rob Fuller (@fullerswagging) September 9, 2018

The LBW laws are awful #Fact if the ball is hitting the wicket, it should be out regardless of where it bounces or hits the leg. It a ball pitches outside and then hits the wicket, it's still out. So it should be for LBW. #Fact

— 👉🏻Dan Green👈🏻 (@DG2812) September 9, 2018

Hellooo Cricket founder England……when u vil win world cup ……. 🤔🤗

— Aravindha Sametha 🕊️ (@Narikesthaobaa) September 9, 2018

Root says Hold My Beer

— Sampath Kumar Reddy (@sampathkumarre6) September 9, 2018

…yeah @root66 is vry close 2 VK…It's true…it's damn true

— Prasanta biswal (@Prasantbiswal4) September 9, 2018

Are you seriously kidding? Get some brain mister vaughan🤣🤣🤣

— Rowdy Mohan (@RowdyMohan) September 9, 2018

What about root? Everytime there's a call and the camera focuses on root, it seems like he is just going to signal for drs..😂😂😂
Atleast Kohli is better than that.

— Sudhangshu Das (@monty19181) September 9, 2018

Ok but better batsman,captain ,ND reviewer than ur Root #fact……

— Hemanth virat (@hemvirat) September 9, 2018

Agreed.but better than Rooooot #Fact

— Uday Reddy (@iamudayreddy) September 9, 2018

I reckon Shane Watson is still the GOAT

— Daniel Newman (@tdmnewman) September 9, 2018

Root is worest copier in the world, copy cat,

— MURALI GUDDETI (@MG14DAIMOND) September 9, 2018

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