Virat Kohli fined 50% of match fees for breaching IPL Code of Conduct during KKR vs RCB match

The dismissal of Virat Kohli who was caught and bowled by Kolkata Knight Riders bowler Harshit Rana has divided the internet.

The incident occurred in the third over with Harshit Rana delivering a slow full toss that appeared to rise awkwardly towards Kohli.

The delivery, which seemed to be dipping on the batter, was just above the waist of Kohli when he made contact with the ball.

The Hawk-Eye system that measures no-balls for height came into play here when Kohli was dismissed for a seven-ball 18 during RCB's chase of 223 against the Kolkata Knight Riders.

TV umpire Michael Gough checked for the height and as per the Hawk-Eye tracking, the ball would have passed Kohli's waist at a height of 0.92 meter had he was standing and upright at the crease.

However, Kohli was not having none of it as he left the field an agitated man after having an animated discussion with the on-field umpire.

“It was crazy, rules are rules. Virat and myself thought that the ball was higher than the waist (during Kohli's dismissal). I guess they measured it from the popping crease, one team thinks it's high, the other doesn't. That's how the game goes at times,” Du Plessis said during the post-match presentation ceremony.

Virat Kohli was fined 50 per cent of his match fees for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during RCB's one-run loss to KKR at Eden Gardens.