IND vs Eng | ‘Classless gesture from Ben Stokes’: East-England cricketer Slam Handshek controversy | Cricket news
Former England spinner Monty Panesar has slammed Ben Stokes for his on-field conduct during the fourth Test against India at Old Trafford, calling the England captain’s gesture “classless”, as he tried to call a premature draw.The incident took place during the final session of the test when Stokes approached Ravindra Jadeja for a handshake, showing that the match should end in the draw. However, Jadeja denied the proposal and went to complete his fifth examination century. His companions, Washington Sundar, also reached an important milestone, scoring his first test.
The two batsmen put up an unbeaten 203-rran partnership together, saved India 222/4 just before lunch in their second innings and extended them towards security.Reacting to Stokes’s Middle-match move, Panesar strongly criticized the England captain’s behavior and suggested that it contributed to the negative perception of the England team.“Okay, it was a shortage of class. It was happening in England, we are getting a little spectacular, so it was not good on them. They are good ambassadors of cricket, but I think you can see the reasons that people hate England because the way they behave.
After the controversial moment, both Jadeja and Sundar completed their centuries and eventually agreed to a draw after a surprising battle, with KL Rahul (90) and Captain Shubman Gill (103) significantly contributed significantly.Despite the draw, England still extends the five-match series 2–1. India’s goal will be to level the series in the fifth and final test, which begins at the Oval in London on Thursday.
