“(There is) nothing more demoralizing than bowlers,” Guha said while commentating on Fox Cricket. It was Boland’s first ball in international cricket, having last played for Australia in the third Ashes Test last year. While Rahul was batting on 0 off 18 balls at the time umpire Richard Illingworth called the no-ball, he also saw the next batsman, Virat Kohli, almost enter the ground as Rahul trudged back after collecting the ball from the wicket had been. Goalkeeper Alex Carey. “This is terrible… oh my god, from joy to complete opposite. I guess he wishes he hadn’t stolen it now. He gets the wicket, but the big shoe is just over the line or on the line; nothing behind the line. Ohh, that’s annoying,” said former Australian cricketer Mark Waugh while commentating on Fox Cricket.

Former Australian pacer Brett Lee was also in the commentary box when the incident occurred and Lee could only scream at the agony Boland was put through. “Oh no,” Lee said first, before adding, “It’s an absolute masterpiece.” KL Rahul knew it straight away.”

However, Rahul scored 37 runs off 64 balls before he was caught by Nathan McSweeney off the bowling of Starc.