The former India cricket player Mohammad Kaif criticized Ben Stokes for his behavior on the last day of the Manchester test, saying that the captain of England had lost respect after his stormy exchange with Ravira Jadeja. The incident took place when Jadeja and Washington Sundar were close to the centuries and had firmly refused a victory in England. Stokes approached Jadeja and suggested to shake hands for a draw, but Jadeja refused and chose to continue to strike. The conversation has become tense and the players of England began to engage in a constant chatter in order to break the attention of India. Despite their efforts, India was firm. In Stumps, India was 425 for 4 in second rounds, leading to 114 points. Jadeja remained undefeated out of 107, Sundar out of 101, and Shubman Gill had previously marked 103. The partnership between Jadeja and Sundar was worth 203 points and had removed the game from England.
Kaif said that rather than trying stronger to take counters, England seemed to fade. He called Stokes for trying to stop the match when things were not going on.
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Has Ben Stokes lost respect for fans after the handshake incident?
“Ben Stokes lost respect because of this moment when he wanted to finish the game early,” Kaif said in an Instagram video. “You have had almost two days for talking about India. You couldn’t win. What were you trying to do by asking for a handshake? ” Kaif praised Stokes’ full performance, but said that all the right work was canceled by his behavior. “It takes years to build respect and a moment to lose it. It was this moment for Ben Stokes,” he said.
lol typical English behavior. They invented the game but cant handle loosing with grace haha
Oh yes, because refusing a handshake is definitely the worst thing that ever happened in cricket history. Not match fixing, not ball tampering, but *checks notes* not shaking hands. Truly shocking stuff.
Ben Stokes should apologise publicly. This sets bad example for young cricketers who look up to international players as role models.
Wonder if he’ll also refuse to shake hands at the award ceremony when India wins the series? That would be entertainning to watch lmao 😂
The former Indian player who made these comments has extensive experience playing against England in 47 test matches during his carrer. His perspective on sportmanship and team conduct carries significant weight given his understanding of Indo-English cricket rivalry dynamics and the pressures of test cricket at highest level.
The incident happened after the controversial umpiring decision in the 3rd session when Rohit was given not out despite clear edge. Both teams were frustrated with officiating throughout the match. The handshake drama is symptom of bigger issues with standarts of umpiring in this series which has been inconsistant at best.
Next thing you know they’ll refuse to play the match because someone looked at them wrong. What happened to just playing cricket and respecting opponents?
Everyone needs to calm down honestly. Its cricket not war. They’ll probably be fine by next match and this will be forgotton. Media loves creating drama out of nothing these days.
I dont understand why everyones making such big deal out of this? Players have bad days, tensions run high in competitive matches. Maybe there was somthing we didnt see that caused the reaction. Context matters before we judge someone character completely.
Totally agree with the former player. Ben Stokes behavior was completly unprofessional and disgracefull. You cant just refuse handshake like that, its basic sportmanship. He lost all my respect to be honest.
Respect is earned not given. If Stokes continues like this, he will loose support of fans globally not just in India.
Finally someone speaking the truth! The English team think they can do whatever they want and get away with it. This kind of arrogance need to be called out more often.
I’m sorry but this is blown way out of proportion. We dont even have full video of what exactly happend?? Maybe Indian player said something provocative first? Why is everyone assuming Stokes is villain here without knowing complete story.
Great captain, truly inspiring leadership right there! Nothing says ‘gentleman’s game’ quite like acting like sulky child. Bravo! 👏