'Virat shouldn't be playing Ahmedabad Test,' David Lloyd blasts Indian skipper for THIS reason

India may have won the recently concluded second Test against England in the four-match series at Chepauk, however, the team's skipper Virat Kohli has been surrounded by criticism following his heated argument with the on-field umpire Nitin Menon after England skipper Joe Root was adjudged not out on umpire's call.

Team India appealed for a caught behind as Pant was extremely confident that the ball did take an edge on the way. after the discussion with his keeper, skipper Virat Kohli took a review. The replays showed that the ball had touched the pads before and ball-tracking showed that on the impact, the ball was 50 percent outside the off-stump, thus it was given as umpire's call, even though the wickets were hitting.

Joe Root survived, however, this miffed Virat and he had an argument with the umpire. Kohli was seen in an animated discussion with the umpire as the on-field call was deemed not out for LBW, even though their original appeal was for caught behind. After which, the Indian skipper's conduct has generated a lot of criticism.

Former England cricketer and now commentator David Lloyd is the recent addition to the list of those criticising him saying that he surprised by no action taken against him after the heated argument.

Writing for the Daily Mail, Llyod expressed his thoughts saying, "No word of any disciplinary action against Virat Kohli then? I chuckle and I despair. Cricket is so archaic. The captain of a national team is allowed to criticise, berate, intimidate and ridicule an official on the pitch. And he was allowed to carry on playing on in the second Test! In any other sport, he would have been sent off the field. Kohli certainly shouldn’t be playing in Ahmedabad next week.

“All it would take to show the public the severity of any offence is the introduction of yellow and red cards. This was a straight red — which would mean he misses the next three Tests. The lack of any action from match referee Javagal Srinath sitting there in his nice air-conditioned room beggars belief. Three and a half days and he has said nothing,” he added.