England captain Ben Stokes landed in hot water after an animated exchange with Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar during the last day of the fourth test at Manchester. With clearly moving to the draw at day 5 in the match, Ben Stokes offered a handshahek to finish the game early, but there were other plans by Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar.
Both Jadeja and Sundar were closing for their centuries and decided to move forward rather than accepting the England captain’s proposal. Stokes seems to have been disappointed, disappointed, Harry Brook and Joe Root turned to rest their main bowlers, the result seemed indispensable in Manchester already.
Sanjay Manjrekar called Ben Stokes “spoiled” on Manchester Drama
Well, Indian all-rounders agreed to end the match with a draw eventually before completing their respective centuries. But the fiery moment created a large debate among cricket experts, and Sanjay Manjrekar slammed Stokes’ behavior, calling it a “bad child”.
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Sanjay Manjrekar said on Gystar, “In the end, what you saw was disappointed Ben Stokes was not used for that kind of result. And in the end, I would say it. He was a bit of a bad game. Was beaten like a bad child. Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar did nothing.
What has been done by Ben Stokes has done it. But it tells you how disappointed England is, and all this is only due to such a fight that this new age Indian batting has fought in this way. ,
Jonathan Trot hit back to Sanjay Manjrekar, defends Stokes
However, former England batsman Jonathan Trot supported Stokes during a single discussion, saying, “Common practice in England, and Ben Stokes’ mentality, is that there are no individual milestones. If you are offered to end the game first, it is taken.”
Manjrekar responded quickly, as the former Indian batsman has said that the world does not follow the English manner of cricket. The commentator said, “Trot comes from a different culture. The whole world does not play according to the English method of cricket.”
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Nasir Hussain defends Ravindra Jadeja-Washington Sundar, Stokes makes England foolish
However, former England captain Nasir Hussain had no issue with continuing to bat with India despite the offer of Stokes for a draw in Manchester. He felt that the England bowlers were just tired, while Jadeja and Sundar worked hard and they were eligible to reach their centuries.
Hussain also reported that Stokes did not need to bring part -time bowlers like Brook and said that England players were exceeding the situation. He praised India’s effort and gave him full credit for his performance, which deprived the hosts in a series-chlining victory in Manchester.
Nasir Hussain was told by Sky Sports: “I had no problem with it. England had a problem with it. He was a little tired, tired bowlers, so he wanted to get down, but two leads worked hard to reach the 80s and 90s, and he wanted to bowl Brook.
