The fourth Take a look at between India and England at Outdated Trafford led to a gripping draw, however not with out drama within the last hour. Because the match moved past any life like end result, England captain Ben Stokes and Harry Brook supplied to finish the sport early on mutual settlement. Nevertheless, Indian batters Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar selected to proceed batting in pursuit of their centuries. Following the sport, rumours circulated suggesting that Stokes refused to shake fingers with Jadeja after the match ended. Whereas that declare has been debunked, the second has sparked contrasting opinions from former cricketers. Amongst these including their voice to the talk is former South Africa pacer Dale Steyn. In an in depth put up on X, Steyn acknowledged the complexity of the scenario, writing, “This onion has many layers to it, and every one will make somebody cry.” He continued, “The one difficulty I see right here is the one factor folks aren’t realizing, the batters weren’t enjoying for 100s, they had been batting for a DRAW. That was the purpose. Draw the sport.”
Dale Steyn on X (Screengrab)
Steyn defined that when the draw was assured and a end result was out of the query, accepting a handshake would have been the sportsmanlike factor to do. “As soon as that was achieved, and a end result was out of the query, a handshake was supplied. That’s the gentlemanly factor to do proper?”
He added, “It’s not then the time to comprehend they protected and now say no we’d desire some free milestones… though throughout the guidelines, simply appears slightly, nicely, odd.” Regardless of this, Steyn did credit score the Indian batters for his or her efficiency. “That stated, they did bat nicely, and perhaps with the final hour approaching they need to have been extra aggressive in reaching these milestones. At the very least then, we may all agree, no group tried to outdo the opposite on this bizarre scenario.”
Ballot
Do you agree with Dale Steyn’s view that an early handshake ought to have been supplied?
The ultimate Take a look at at The Oval now guarantees to be a charged decider, with each groups and fanbases fired up. India will look to drag off a win within the last Take a look at whereas the hosts will look to seal the sequence in vogue with a win on the Take a look at beginning July 31.