‘Why are people comparing a ball deflecting of my bat to a mankad’: Ben Stokes on Deepti Sharma run out incident

Deepti Sharma’s authorized run-out of Charlie Dean has created a stir throughout the cricketing world. Social media is flooded with reactions on the incident that occurred within the third and closing ODI between India Women vs England Women on the Lord’s cricket floor on Saturday.

When the cricket fraternity continues to be divided over the run-out controversy, England’s star all-rounder Ben Stokes reacted to using his personal photograph on social media. Netizens have in contrast the Deepti Sharma incident with Stokes’ bat- deflection incident within the 2019 World Cup closing towards New Zealand. Taking to Twitter he stated, “Why are people comparing a ball deflecting of my bat to a mankad?”

Why are folks evaluating a ball deflecting of my bat to a mankad? pic.twitter.com/LeYEK601mP

— Ben Stokes (@benstokes38) September 26, 2022

Deepti Sharma’s morphed photograph posing like Ben Stokes surfaced after Indian followers reminded English followers in regards to the notorious World Cup incident involving Stokes. England have been rewarded with six runs after Martin Guptill’s throw took a depraved deflection off Stokes’ bat through the 2019 World Cup closing.

😂 😂 😂 pic.twitter.com/ltVkZwsFzS

— The Bharat Army (@thebharatarmy) September 24, 2022

Meanwhile, former England skipper Michael Vaughan has additionally reacted to the incident asking whether or not the ‘umpire had given the warning.’ Vaughan reacted to England captain Heather Knight’s declare that no warning was given to Charlie earlier than the run out.

Surely we should always simply ask the umpire whether or not a warning was given .. ? https://t.co/3Nw9XCnEqd

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) September 26, 2022

“The game is over, Charlie was dismissed legitimately. India were deserved winners of the match and the series. But no warnings were given,” Knight wrote on Twitter.

“They don’t should be given, so it hasn’t made the dismissal any much less official.

“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.”

Deepti, who had stated that the workforce had “repeatedly” warned Dean for leaving the crease too early, had stopped in her stride and ran out the batter. “We did things as per the rules and guidelines,” she stated after touchdown in India.

“We told the umpires as well, but she was there (outside the crease). We couldn’t do much,” she was quoted as saying to reporters.