'It's mind game not fake fielding' - Twitter mocks Bangladesh team for accusing Virat Kohli of 'fake fielding'

India versus Bangladesh game in an ICC tournament always brings some extra heat and controversy and November 2 at Adelaide Oval wasn’t any different. The rain-affected match saw India beat the Bangla Tigers by just five runs (DLS) to win their third match of the T20 World Cup 2022 but the drama off the field following the clash appears spicier than what happened on the field.

Bangladesh international Nurul Hasan after the match accused Virat Kohli of ‘fake fielding’ which eventually could have added five more runs to Bangladesh’s total resulting in their win. However, neither the batters nor the on-field umpires noticed and thus, they were denied any penalty runs.

Even though Shakib Al Hasan looked unhappy but couldn’t convince the umpires otherwise. However, the Bangladesh captain later spoke on the matter and pointed out that it’s the bowlers and the fielding team that always suffers during a wet outfield and not otherwise. The captain is not ready to make that excuse whatsoever.

The team was subjected to a lot of criticism on social media for complaining a lot on various reasons. In the end, it wasn't concluded that the alleged fake fielding caused any damage to the Bangladesh batters. However, now with a loss at the hands of India, the team would hope to get past Pakistan in their final group-stage match to remain alive in the competition.

Here is what Law 41.5 of MCC states about fake fielding- In case of 'The deliberate distraction, deception, or obstruction of the batter,' the umpire has right to award 5 penalty runs to the batting team and declare  the ball dead.

How Twitter reacted to Nurul Hasan’s accusation -

It's called as Mind game ...not a fake fielding...chhoti bchhhi ho kya😂😂

— Kamlesh Ghodichor (@KamleshGhodich1) November 3, 2022

Also the fake fielding would've been an issue if the batsmen running got confused by it. Don't think that was an issue here. It should have been stopped rather than it being an issue of hindsight lamenting

— Aditya_Kornginnaya (@iamadikorn) November 3, 2022

People who’re crying for “No ball”, “Fake fielding”, “Wide ball” etc. on twitter:#INDvsBAN #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/bBBtX6PqMr

— Humour Central (@humourcentralfb) November 3, 2022

Pakistanis urging the Bangladeshis to go after India for the DLS and fake fielding incident 😅#T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/9xG7FyyYSO

— Prateek (@Prateeeekkkkk) November 3, 2022

Either way in Captain Shakib Al Hasan own words Bangladesh was not here to win the world cup so why are the bothering so much about the loss against India by accusing Virat Kohli of fake fielding 😉😉#ViratKohli𓃵 #INDvsBAN #fakefielding #RohitSharma𓃵 @CricCrazyJohns

— Nityam Dontul (@DontulNityam) November 3, 2022

Bangladesh didn't played in wet outfield they played in covered pitch india fielded on wet outfield no one slips while fielding how can u complain about... Fake fielding? Commoon🤦‍♂️ these pak and bangla never change... No Proffesionlism at all

— Aneel nani (@NaniAneelkumar) November 3, 2022

I'm sorry, I might come off as harsh. But it always seems like Bangladesh supporters search for excuses behind losing cricket matches. Fake fielding, wet outfield are not the excuses you look for. With ten wickets in hand, & 85 needed in 9 overs, the chasing side should have won.

— Vishesh Roy (@vroy38) November 3, 2022

Everyone talking about Fake Fielding Incident.

Meanwhile Marais Erasmus, who was standing in front of Kohli looking at him when he did fake fielding: pic.twitter.com/Y0tebJXPdP

— Taimoor Zaman (@taimoorze) November 3, 2022