What did Virat Kohli do immediately after realising his mistake?

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Babita Sarkar
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Dubai: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli on Monday (October 5) accidentally applied saliva on the ball, while fielding in the match against the Delhi Capitals (DC) in Dubai.

The incident happened during the third delivery of the third over of the Delhi Capitals innings when opener Prithvi Shaw played a booming drive in the direction of Kohli. And
he ended up applying saliva on the ball, quickly realised his mistake and with a smile and also acknowledged the mistake by raising his hands.

Amazed at Shaw’s powerful shot and Kohli’s brilliant fielding, the legendary Sachin Tendulkar put out an appreciation tweet after the match and pointed out Kohli’s mistake.

“What an incredible shot by @PrithviShaw there! A million-dollar reaction by @imVkohli after almost applying saliva on the ball. Sometimes instincts take over!” Tendulkar tweeted. Earlier, Rajasthan Royals batsman Robin Uthappa had made a similar mistake as he was seen applying saliva on the ball while fielding against Kolkata Knight Riders.

The International Cricket Council had banned the use of saliva to shine the ball due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “If a player does apply saliva to the ball, the umpires will manage the situation with some leniency during an initial period of adjustment for the players, but subsequent instances will result in the team receiving a warning,” the ICC had stated in its Standard Operating Procedure.

“A team can be issued up to two warnings per innings but repeated use of saliva on the ball will result in a 5-run penalty to the batting side. Whenever saliva is applied to the ball, the umpires will be instructed to clean the ball before play recommenced,” the ICC notification read.

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