India don’t must justify it by mendacity about warnings: Heather Knight on Deepti Sharma-Charlie Dean controversy

England skipper Heather Knight, on Monday, September 26, responded to the controversy surrounding Deepti Sharma and Charlie Dean within the third ODI in opposition to India at Lord’s Cricket Ground.

In that sport, Deepti ran out Dean on the non-striker’s finish after the latter backed up a little bit an excessive amount of whereas attempting to take a run. The batter was left in tears as India celebrated a 16-run victory and a 3-0 collection win on the Home of Cricket.

Thereafter, Deepti acknowledged that repeated warnings got to Dean earlier than being dismissed on the fag finish of the match.

“It was a plan, because we had warned her [for leaving the crease early] repeatedly. We did things as per the rules and guidelines. We told the umpires as well, but she was there [outside the crease]. We couldn’t do much,” Deepti stated to reporters in Kolkata.

Knight reckoned that India’s type of dismissal wasn’t exterior of the regulation by any means. However, she was additionally of the opinion that the Women in Blue don’t must justify the dismissal by “lying” about warnings.

“The game is over, Charlie was dismissed legitimately. India were deserved winners of the match and the series. But no warnings were given. They don’t need to be given, so it hasn’t made the dismissal any less legitimate,” Knight wrote.

1/2 The sport is over, Charlie was dismissed legitimately. India had been deserved winners of the match and the collection. But no warnings got. They don’t should be given, so it hasn’t made the dismissal any much less official https://t.co/TOTdJ3HgJe

— Heather Knight (@Heatherknight55) September 26, 2022

“But if they’re comfortable with the decision to affect the run out, India shouldn’t feel the need to justify it by lying about warnings,” she added.

2/2 But in the event that they’re comfy with the choice to have an effect on the run out, India shouldn’t really feel the necessity to justify it by mendacity about warnings https://t.co/TOTdJ3HgJe

— Heather Knight (@Heatherknight55) September 26, 2022

Dean was batting on 47 with 5 fours when she was run out on the non-striker’s finish. She was additionally concerned in a 35-run stand with No.11 Freya Davies and gave England a real likelihood of successful the match.

Later, Deepti bought assist from her skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, who lauded her teammate for displaying nice presence of thoughts underneath excessive stress.

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