England National Cricket Team captain Ben Stokes hit India National cricket team young all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy on Saturday, July 12 with a brutal delivery.
The incident related to Ben Stokes and Nitish Kumar Reddy took place at 3 of the third Test match of Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at Lord’s in London.
The scary moment in the form of Nitish Kumar Reddy is killed on the head
All -rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy shone with his twin wicket in the first innings, where he rejected two English openers, Ben Docket and Zak Croly in a single over.
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Meanwhile, he left for batting after the dismissal of Centurion KL Rahul after lunch. Reddy batted with decency in the middle, but it was difficult to go.
Then, in the 90th over, Reddy was part of a scary incident as he was killed on a helmet from Ben Stokes from a delivery. On the second ball of the over, Stokes bowled a stunning short ball for Reddy, which tried to get out, but was late and brutally hit the helmet.
He was down on the floor after being a hit, but quickly stood up, gave a thumb, suggesting that he was fine. However, the play was stopped for a long time as Nitish Kumar Reddy received treatment from a physio, and an ice pack was also placed on the edge of his head.
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Meanwhile, Reddy’s innings was eventually abolished by Ben Stokes in the 95th over. The English skipper bowled a sensational delivery short ball to Reddy, which was hanging back and was too late to hit it. The ball took a piece with the bat and went straight into the hands of Jamie Smith behind the stump.
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This was an indication for England that they did not do it – Mail Jones
Nitish Kumar Reddy finished his innings with a score of 30 runs from 91 balls, and Mail Jones felt that his thumb-ups were to show that England had not disturbed him after being a hit. Speaking on Sky Sports, Jones said:
“Reddy immediately woke up, immediately gave the thumb to the thumb. It was an indication for England that he did not do it.”
Meanwhile, former India head coach Ravi Shastri said that Reddy has a lot of shots in the arsenal. He said:
“Reddy can play shots, they have a wide range. It is a matter of keeping the Jadeja company for now, but it is very good with the tail. He looks to improve, can be unconventional. India’s strategy can be to look at the next 10, 12 overs of the new ball and then shift the gear.”
In addition, batting legend Alastair Cook appreciated Ben Stokes “seriously good ball” to get rid of Reddy. Speaking on BBC Test Match, he said:
“This is a seriously good ball from Ben Stokes. He had to play on it, behind the length and it has kissed the surface, in the case of more exit from the surface than someone else, Bamra-Sas.