Stokes slapped on wrist for Kohli exchange

ICC reprimands England allrounder after words with Virat Kohli on day one in Mohali while India skipper escapes sanction
England allrounder Ben Stokes has been reprimanded by the International Cricket Council for a foul-mouthed tirade at the India players following his dismissal on day one of the third Test in Mohali. Stokes had moved to 29 when he raced so far past a delivery from Ravindra Jadeja he wasn't even in the television frame when recalled wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel whipped off the bails. As he was headed back to the dressing room, Stokes stopped to remonstrate with India skipper Virat Kohli. Words were exchanged between the pair, and the umpires stepped in. It was unclear from the television footage who spoke first, but the ICC has officially reprimanded the firebrand Englishman for breaching the Code of Conduct. Stokes made " inappropriate comments which were heard by both the on-field umpires", the ICC said in a release.

I think it's one of those situations where if you're going to punish one, then you also have to punish the other. Personally I'm not sure that either should have been punished but if Stokes is going to get reprimanded then so should Kohil.


I'm not saying that the ICC must have some sort of vendetta against Stokes (or any cricketer for that matter) but if that continues where only one player gets punished in situations like that there is going to come a time when the ICC are going to be looked at closely for how they treat certain players and let others get away with things, and I wouldn't have thought the ICC needed that kind of scrutiny.

pwarbi, I agree but Ben Stokes makes himself an ass in every Nation!

from breaking his hands punching lockers to Salute from Samuels in the Caribbean.

to bullying the small physique Bangla cricketers.