His references to DRS make this arguably clear cut, but even “excessive, obvious disappointment with an Umpire’s decision” is enough to warrant sanction. Kohli could also be punished under article 2.8, “showing dissent at an umpire’s decision during an international match”. Law received three demerit points, still not enough to add up to a suspension point.
A suggestion that South Africa are cheating could see Kohli punished similarly to Law, though perhaps with a reduced sanction because of the obscured nature of the claim, and because of the lack of obscenity. The latter could be a reference to the 2018 ball-tampering scandal, when footage from SuperSport helped finger Cameron Bancroft for using sandpaper to attempt to alter the condition of the ball. However, Kohli’s criticism of DRS, and his implicit suggestion that the host broadcaster should watch out for how South Africa “shine the ball”, could land him in hot water. This is, at most, a level two offence, and has only been used twice by the ICC since 2016, once against Belgium’s Mamoon Latif, for advancing at an opposition batter and swearing, and once against then-West Indies coach Stuart Law, for using obscene language and calling India’s Ajinkya Rahane a “cheat” as he walked past the fourth umpire.
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It’s plausible, but unlikely, that Kohli could be reprimanded under article 2.7 of the code of conduct, ‘Public criticism of, or inappropriate comment in relation to an incident occurring in an International Match or any…Player Support Personnel…participating in any International Match’.
Directing their ire at the host broadcaster might also help India’s cause.
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