‘The worst complaint you could ever make’ – Ben Stokes criticises Virat Kohli for questioning the Edgbaston boundaries during the 2019 World Cup

Virat Kohli and Ben Stokes
Virat Kohli and Ben Stokes. (Photo Source: Getty Images)

Ben Stokes, the England all-rounder, came down hard on Indian skipper Virat Kohli for questioning the length of the boundaries in Birmingham during the 2019 World Cup match. After the contest at the Edgbaston that India lost by 31 runs, Kohli said that one couldn’t do much due to the short dimension of the ground. It was the only league match the Men in Blue lost in the mega event.

After electing to bat first, the Three Lions amassed 337 runs on the backs of Jonny Bairstow’s century and fifties from Jason Roy and Stokes himself. The Indian spin-duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal had tough times as they conceded 160 runs in 20 overs with the solitary wicket of Roy, who was involved in a 160-run stand for the opening wicket with Bairstow.

Virat wasn’t happy with how even reverse-sweeps were going for sixes at the venue. “If batsmen are able to reverse sweep, sweep you for a six on a 59-meter boundary you can’t do much as a spinner. They had to be smarter with their lines as it was difficult to contain runs with one short boundary,” Kohli mentioned in the post-match press conference.

Never heard such a bizarre complaint: Ben Stokes

Now Stokes, one of the Brits’ key players in the World Cup, didn’t miss out on criticising Virat for the remarks. The New Zealand-born said that it’s the worst complaint one could ever make. The southpaw expressed his opinions in his book, titled ‘Ben Stokes on Fire’.

“… it was weird to hear India captain Kohli whingeing about the size of the boundaries at the post-match presentation ceremony. I have never heard such a bizarre complaint after a match. It’s actually the worst complaint you could ever make,” Stokes was quoted as saying.

In the run-chase, India had their moments, but could only manage 306 runs. Rohit Sharma got 102, but his efforts went in vain. Kohli also scored 66 with a couple of 40s from Hardik Pandya and MS Dhoni. It was also Rishabh Pant’s debut match in the World Cup after he came in as an injury replacement.



source https://www.crictracker.com/the-worst-complaint-you-could-ever-make-ben-stokes-criticises-virat-kohli-for-questioning-the-edgbaston-boundaries-during-the-2019-world-cup/

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

5 Instances of a batsman bagging a duck despite others scoring heavily

Image
VVS Laxman. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Quite often we find many top batsmen being the lone performers while playing for their team despite any of the remaining players scoring at least 20 runs or even reaching double digits. On a parallel note, there are instances of all the players who got a chance to bat in an innings making it big. But in this article, we take a look few instances where top-order batsman got out for a duck in an innings where his teammates made merry of the opposition’s bowling attack. Here are the top Instances of a batsman bagging a duck where remaining players recorded good scores: 5. West Indies (1st innings) vs New Zealand in 1952 Auckland Test: Roy Marshall. (Photo Source: Getty Images) West Indies took 1-0 lead in the 2-match Test series during their tour of New Zealand in 1951-52. New Zealand invited the visitors to bat first in Auckland where the opening pair of Allan Rae and Jeffrey Stollmeyer added 197. The partnership was finally broken when ...
Read more

‘He might hit on your head’ – Ishant Sharma picks Rishabh Pant as the toughest to bowl in the Delhi Capitals nets

Image
Rishabh Pant and Ishant Sharma. (Photo Source: Getty Images & Twitter) The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 was promising to be one of the closest tournaments this year. All teams were looking balanced and there would have been a tough competition. However, due to the global pandemic, i.e, the spread of coronavirus, the tournament has now been postponed indefinitely . It was scheduled to start on March 29 and then was deferred to mid-April due to the lockdown which has now been extended until May 3. However, during the lockdown, all the franchises are trying to keep their fans busy and active with several sorts of content on their social media handles. Many franchises have uploaded interactions between its leading players while others have tried to engage their fans with general trivia. The official broadcasters of the tournament, Star Sports are also telecasting the old and memorable matches of the tournament on their network. Pant doesn’t know where he is hitting, says Ishan...
Read more

Sanju Samson reveals the reason why he and Steve Smith call each other ‘chachu’

Image
Sanju Samson and Steve Smith. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Sanju Samson has been known as ‘Chachu’ and this is not something new. However, the origin story of this strange nickname was unknown. The Rajasthan Royals batsman recently caught up with the side’s spin bowling consultant Ish Sodhi in a podcast, where the two players talked about several things in length. During the podcast, Samson finally revealed how he got the nickname ‘Chachu’. He stated that it was Australian batsman Brad Hodge who first called Smith with the name. The wicket-keeper further recalled that after Hodge left the team, he started calling ‘Chachu’ to Steve Smith . Apparently, the Australian batsman started calling Samson with the same name in return and that is when he got the nickname. “It started with Brad Hodge, he used to call Smith ‘Chachu’, then when Hodgy left, I started calling Smith ‘Chachu’. In return, Smith also started calling me ‘Chachu’. We both really enjoy and continue calling each other th...
Read more