Virat Kohli unhappy with ICC's new water break rule

During the first three days of the first Test between India and West Indies the temperature was up to 40 degrees Celsius, players of both teams had drinks under the supervision of the umpires

India registered a record win by winning the match by an innings and 272 runs against the West Indies, but Indian skipper Virat Kohli seems to be quite upset with the new rules of the ICC. After the match, Kohli expressed concern over the new rules of the ICC's Water Brake and hoped that the match officials will look into it. 

According to the new rules by the ICC that came into effect on September 30, water breaks are permitted only at the fall of a wicket or in-between overs, with unscheduled breaks at the umpires’ discretion.

During the first three days of the first Test between India and West Indies the temperature was up to 40 degrees Celsius, players of both teams had drinks under the supervision of the umpires.

 “That was a bit to do with the umpires pushing us as well, with these new rules coming in of not drinking too much water,” Kohli said after the game, when asked of improved over-rates. “These things should be considered according to the conditions we play in.” 

“The guys really struggled in this game because of those few changes,” Kohli said. “It was quite difficult for the guys not to drink water for close to 40-45 minutes while batting and on the field as well. I’m sure they’ll look into this,” he added.

“We wanted to have the extra guy because of the heat factor,” Kohli said. “Four bowlers would have struggled in these conditions and we just wanted to give them bit more breaks in between and still have quality bowling coming at the opposition,” he concluded.