India defeated Bangladesh in their fourth match in the ongoing ODI World Cup 2023 in Pune to remain unbeaten in the tournament so far.
Virat Kohli played a memorable knock as he brought up his 48th century to help the team clinch the convincing victory.
He was very near to the three-figure mark when India needed two runs with nine overs to spare.
In the 42nd over, Nasum Ahmed bowled the first delivery down the leg side as Kohli moved inside a bit to let it go. However, it wasn't given a wide by the on-field umpire Richard Kettleborough with India still needing two runs to win and Kohli three for his century.
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After playing a dot ball next, the former Indian captain smashed a six to claim both achievements.
The debate erupted about the bowler trying to stop Virat from achieving his personal milestone but Nasum denied having bowled that intentionally.
Meanwhile, there was an instance when an Indian batter was deliberately not allowed to reach the hundred as the bowler bowled a no-ball instead when one run was needed to win.
Virender Sehwag was once frustratingly left stranded on 99* after a Sri Lankan off-spinner bowled a no-ball with only one run required. The incident transpired during a tri-series between India, Sri Lanka, and New Zealand in 2010.
In the third match of the series, Sri Lanka were bowled out for 170 runs in 46.1 overs while batting first. Tillakaratne Dilshan (45) and Suraj Randiv (43) were the top performers for the host team in the batting department.
Chasing an easy target, it was a one-match show for the Me in Blue as Virender Sehwag provided a fiery start. However, a short batting collapse left India in a bothering situation of 32/3 in 10.4 overs.
Sehwag continued his carnage from the other hand as he entertained everyone with his 99-run inning in 100 balls with India clinching the in in 34.3 overs.
A controversy erupted towards the end as the Sri Lankan off-spinner Suraj Randiv deliberately bowled a no ball to stop Sehwag from reaching a hundred off which the veteran smashed a six.
Sehwag started celebrating, thinking that he finished the match with a century before the umpire signaled it as a no-ball leaving the opener stranded on 99.
Here's the video of the whole instance during an India vs Sri Lanka match in 2010:
After the match, Sehwag admitted that he knew Suraj Randiv’s move was deliberate, but went on to defend the Sri Lankan team for the same, saying that no side wants an opposition batter to score a century against them.
“Bowlers often try to bowl wides or no-balls when the batsmen are on 99 and when the scores are level. It does happen in cricket because nobody wants to allow a batsman to score a 100 against them. So, it’s fair enough," he had said.