Kohli docked for beaching IPL code of conduct
As the KKR team celebrated the prized scalp, Kohli went up to the umpire to review the call as he felt it was a waist-high no-ball.
Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara’s second-wicket stand of 178 runs brought India to a commanding total of 206/2 at tea on Day 1 of the one-off Test against Bangladesh on Thursday.
However, Pujara fell for 78 runs off 177 balls as off-spinner Mehedi Hasan trapped the big fish. Despite the dismissal, the hosts continued scoring runs at a decent rate thanks largely to Vijay’s knock of 98 not out.
The Pujara-Vijay duo had looked unbreakable all morning, frustrating the visiting bowlers to no end with young Hasan the only Bangladeshi to find any joy on a slow pitch.
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Pujara’s removal came at a key moment on Thursday, but with Virat Kohli (28*) calming Indian nerves with a boundary on the first ball he faced, the tide seems to remain firmly in the host’s favour.
For Bangladesh, pacer Taskin Ahmed and spinner Hassan managed to claim a single wicket each amid two sessions highly dominated by the Indians.
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