The intense drama came out with full force as Indian Pacer Mohammad Siraj sent England captain Ben Stokes with a fierce distribution, which gave rise to pure spirit on 3 of the ongoing first test of Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy in Headingley in Leeds.
Furious pacer Mohammad Siraj thundered a thunderous and shouted “come” as he rejected Ben Stokes, one of India’s biggest threats, when tourists required this success after a disappointing day 2 of the five -match Test series opener in Headingley.
Mohammad Siraj goes to England in desperation in silence as Ben Stokes angrily
Stokes, who wanted to anchor the innings, immediately knew that he had messed up it when his team needed his contribution against India. The frustration was written on his face. Angry England captain flew his bat in the air, grabbed him in mid-hwa, and grabbed him tightly between his jaw and chest, showing how fierce he was with himself for this blunder.
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Well, India had a silly mid-off to block the Classic Stokes Off-Drive, forcing him to a strange shot. Siraj, who bowled from the wicket, gave an ideal-length ball, which came in and then went away. Stokes tried to move it towards the point, but whatever work he did was a thick edge directly in the glove of Rishabh pants behind the stump.
Time could not be better, as Sirj broke the dangerous partnership between Stokes and the speed of Harry Brook and England. Since Stokes scored 20 runs in 52 balls, including three borders, the Indian camp exploded an energy explosion as it knew that it was a significant turn of the game.
Watch the drama here:
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Ben Stokes has now run ten innings against India without a half -century score. His recent score against India is 6, 47, 11, 41, 15, 3, 4, 0, 2 and 20 which are in the ongoing test. Despite his reputation as a big-match player, Indians have found him a way to silence with the bat.
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Furious India Demand Ball Change in Headingley
Meanwhile, tension erupted in the headingley as frustration with India’s ball reached a boiling point on 3 of the first Test, as the bowlers were not able to swing the ball too much. India captain Shubman Gill and Pesar Mohammad Siraj went to umpire Chris Gaffaini and asked to change the ball as they believed that the ball was not behaving in the way he should have been.
Ghaffni turned down the request of Gill and Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah was seen walking to the umpire amid continuous delivery, who was angry with the ball. India did not want another over with the old ball, but they had to continue. However, Siraj managed to get rid of Stokes with the ball.
Well, Harry Brook has already broken a fifty, and the hosts are currently scoring just 166 runs against India. Tourists will now have to break the partnership between Brooke and Jamie Smith in the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy opener in Headingly.
