Nurul Hasan, Bangladesh wicketkeeper-bat, said on Wednesday that the on-field umpires had missed an incident of "fake fielding" from Virat Kohli during their five-run loss in a tense men's T20 World Cup encounter in Adelaide.

The incident that went unnoticed took place in the seventh over of Bangladesh's chase when Kohli feigned as if he were relaying an Arshdeep Singh throw from the deep. Neither the umpires, Marais Erasmus and Chris Brown, spotted it, nor did the two batters - Litton Das and Najmul Hossain Shanto - out in the middle.

Law 41.5, pertaining to unfair play, prohibits the "deliberate distraction, deception or obstruction of [the] batter", and if an incident is deemed to be a breach, the umpire can declare that particular delivery as dead ball, and award the batting side five runs.

Nurul told reporters had that decision gone Bangladesh's way it could have been a different scenario. India sneaked home winners by five runs [DLS method], the exact margin of the run penalty associated with fake fielding.

"Certainly the field was wet and it had an impact and everyone saw that and eventually what I felt is that when we were talking there was a fake throw and it could have been a five run penalty and that could have gone our way but unfortunately even that didn't come," Nurul told reporters.

Incidentally, the Group 2 encounter saw other umpiring decisions come under the spotlight. During the 16th over of India's innings, Kohli gestured to the square-leg umpire about Hasan Mahmud infringing the one bouncer per over rule after top-edging an attempted pull. Umpire Erasmus upheld the no-ball call leading to a quick coming together of Kohli, Shakib Al Hasan and Erasmus.

Later in the game, Bangladesh were also seemingly peeved by having to resume their chase almost immediately after a heavy spell of rain had left the ground sodden. Shakib was pictured running his hand through the grass while the umpires spoke to the two captains about the playing conditions in the curtailed game.

Shakib didn't elaborate on the incidents during the press conference and said the game was played in the right spirit by both teams.

Later, Bangladesh Cricket Board have said on Thursday (November 3) that they will raise the controversial umpiring issue during the national team's T20 World Cup 2022 clash against India in the proper forum as they umpires did not pay any heed to it during the game.

"We have spoken about it. You have seen it in the TV and everything happened in front of you. There was one regarding fake throw and we have notified the umpires about the fake throw but he said he did not notice it and that is the reason he did not take the review. Shakib discussed a lot about it with Erasmus and even spoke with him after game," Jalal said.

"Secondly, Shakib had spoken about the wet field and he asked that he can take some more time and let the field get dried and start the game after the field is dried. But... the umpires' decision is final and that is reason there was no place for argument. There was only one decision whether you will play or not play," he said.

"We have it in our head so that we can raise the issue in the proper forum," Jalal concluded.

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