Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli started quarreling with the umpire, why did such a situation arise in the middle of the Bengaluru Test?

Cricket News Desk. Team India is in danger of losing the Bengaluru Test match. Team India, which was out for just 46 runs in the first innings against New Zealand, made a strong comeback in the second innings but still could not set a big target for New Zealand. Amidst all this, the play on the fourth day of the match had to be ended about an hour early due to rain, but before that, Team India captain Rohit Sharma and former captain Virat Kohli had a heated argument with the umpires. Why did this happen and was it right for the Indian captain to make such an argument?

What happened suddenly in Bengaluru test?
On Saturday, October 19, the fourth day of the match being played at Chinnaswamy Stadium, Team India's second innings ended at 462 runs. In such a situation, the Kiwi team got the target of 107 runs to win. With about an hour left for the end of the day's play, New Zealand started batting in the second innings. During this time, there were dense clouds in the sky above the stadium, which was good news for Team India because it could help Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj in swinging the ball.

Bumrah, who bowled the first over, had bowled only 4 balls when the umpire stopped the play. All four floodlights of the stadium were burning but it was still dark. In such a situation, the umpires checked the light with a light meter and decided to stop the game. In such a situation, both the opening batsmen of New Zealand immediately went to the pavilion because it was a news of relief for them but the Indian team did not like it. Then captain Rohit Sharma started arguing with umpires Paul Rifle and Michael Gough.

There was a fierce argument between Virat and Rohit
Rohit started raising questions as to why the game was abandoned without completing the over. Not only this, Rohit could also try to convince the umpire that Team India can bowl to the spinners also and meanwhile Virat Kohli also started jumping in between. The entire team surrounded both the umpires but the umpires did not listen to the Indian team and remained adamant on their decision. Team India stood on the field for some time but within a few minutes it started raining heavily in Bengaluru and the field had to be covered.

Was the umpire's decision wrong?
The rain was so heavy that hopes of resuming the match were dashed and stumps had to be declared. Now the question is whether the Indian captain's argument was correct? The answer is no. Actually, according to the rules, whenever the lights start dimming in a test match, the umpire takes readings from his meter. If a decision is taken to stop play on that reading, the same reading is applied for the rest of the match. On the second day of the Bengaluru Test, the match was abandoned 10 minutes early due to bad light and readings were also taken at that time. In such a situation, on the fourth day also the umpires applied the same and were at their place as per the rules. The negative side of this discussion is that captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli may be fined.