'Virat Has Been Disrespecting And Remonstrating Umpires Throughout This Tour': David Lloyd

Former England cricketer and commentator David Lloyd has lashed out at Virat Kohli for ‘pressurizing’ the Umpires during India vs England.

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Former England cricketer David Lloyd has written against Virat Kohli and his attitude towards the umpires. He has not taken a liking to Virat’s “Disrespecting” of Umpires. David Lloyd is the same man whose commentary during Yuvraj’s six 6s in the 2007 T20 World Cup became an epic. He criticized Virat for speaking against the ‘Soft-signal’ rule in cricket. Virat had said that the ‘Umpires’s call’ rule doesn’t make sense for him.

Check out what Lloyd exactly had to say:

"Virat Kohli also suggested England were pressuring umpires to give the 'soft signal' as out when Dawid Malan took a low catch in the fourth T20. Firstly, the soft signal is there to leave as much authority as possible with the on-field umpires. And I don't know if England put pressure on Nitin Menon in Ahmedabad, but I do know one thing — Kohli has been pressuring, disrespecting and remonstrating with umpires throughout this tour," Lloyd wrote for the Daily Mail.

The entire debate began in the 5^th ODI when Suryakumar Yadav was adjudged out even after the replay sowing that there were signs of ball touching the ground when the catch was taken. But as the evidence was not conclusive, Suryakumar was given out.

Kohli had also expressed his resentment against the ‘Umpire’s call’ rule and suggested that the umpires should practice an ‘I don’t know’ call. To which, Lloyd replied saying: "Kohli does not seem to have taken the consequences into account. If everything is out, including when the ball is just clipping the bails, then all Tests would be over in two days. An ODI would be over in four hours. Bowlers known for their accuracy like Jimmy Anderson, Josh Hazlewood and Jasprit Bumrah would be taking eight wickets every innings."

Lloyd also slammed the ICC and called it a “toothless body”. He wrote: “There have also been a number of altercations in India which, when copied, will permeate through every level. There was another on Tuesday near the end of the India innings. You should not confront an opposition player on the field. It's just not done. And the toothless International Cricket Council have done nothing.”

But the fact of the matter remains that India have performed extremely well without any bias from the umpires.