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Matthew Cooper

Bangladesh accuse Virat Kohli of 'fake fielding' which may have proved costly at World Cup

Bangladesh wicketkeeper Nurul Hasan has accused Virat Kohli of 'fake fielding' in their T20 World Cup clash, with India ultimately winning the game by just five runs.

The incident occurred in the seventh over of Bangladesh's innings when Litton Das hit the ball into the offside where Arshdeep Singh gathered the ball and threw it into the wicketkeeper. However, as the ball went past Kohli at point, he feigned a throw at the non-strikers end.

Had the umpires penalised Kohli for fake fielding, Bangladesh would have been awarded five penalty runs, a potentially game-changing moment given they lost the match by that margin.

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