Watch: Joe Root places his ‘hands up’ to mimic Ben Stokes’ 2019 WC response

A humorous incident passed off on Day 3 of the primary Test between England and New Zealand on Saturday. Trent Boult was bowling the forty third over to Joe Root and the ball deflected off Ben Stokes’ bat and the batters determined to not go for the one.

He laughed it off like something 😭 https://t.co/T7tZtrhJXS pic.twitter.com/RrxVIso03x

— Rahul Pandey (@sportstoryguy) June 4, 2022

In an try to imitate Stokes’ response from the 2019 WC remaining, Root places his palms up with a smile. Everybody smiled because it was a déjà vu second at Lord’s.

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Root referred to as for a fast single as he hit the ball in direction of the mid-wicket area and Stokes responded however he needed to rush again when he noticed the fielder dive it to his proper. The fielder aimed for the direct hit and Stokes reached again simply in time. He apologized instantly because the ball dribbled huge of mid-off off his bat.

Stokes had executed the identical in July 2019 throughout the World Cup remaining. England wanted 9 runs from the ultimate three balls when a throw from the fielder touched Ben Stokes’ bat as he was operating, and raced in direction of the boundary behind Tom Latham. Umpire Kumar Dharmasena selected to offer England 6 runs as a substitute of two runs, which determined the equation in deciding the destiny of who can be the world champion.