Deepti Sharma’s Ben Stokes Reaction to Charlie Dean’s Exit. England Test captain Ben Stokes has responded to Charlie Dean being run-out at the non-end striker’s by Deepti Sharma.
The third and final ODI between England Women and India Women saw high drama. All-rounder Deepti Sharma running Charlie Dean out at the non-end striker’s. As she was backing up too far ahead when the ball was not even delivered out of Deepti’s hand. This dismissal, however, has once again dominated the headlines, dividing the cricket community. Many are questioning whether this method of dismissal is in keeping with the “spirit of cricket.”
Many people took to Twitter to criticize this method of dismissal, and some fans tried to defend India’s actions by asking whether the ball deflecting off Ben Stokes’ bat and going for a boundary in the 2019 World Cup final was in keeping with the spirit of the game.
It’s worth noting that in the World Cup final, Ben Stokes dived to make his crease, and the ball deflected off his bat to go for a four. Finally, England won the World Cup thanks to the boundary-countback rule.
Seeing this argument of fans, Stokes tweeted: “Why are people comparing a ball deflecting of my bat to a mankad.”
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Watch: Ben Stokes Reaction to Charlie Dean’s Run-Out
— Ben Stokes (@benstokes38) September 26, 2022
It is important to note that this method of dismissal is not known as ‘Mankad,’ and it was popularized after Vinoo Mankad of India ran out Bill Brown when he was backing up too far.
Deepti revealed on Monday, after arriving in India, that her side had warned Dean, but when she continued to venture out of her crease, they decided to run her out.
“It was our plan because she kept leaving the crease. We’ve even forewarned her. So everything we did was in accordance with the rules and regulations “According to Deepti Sharma.
“We had also informed the umpires. But she continued to do it, so we had no choice “She continued.
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