England's Ben Stokes a cricket superstar who also can act like a ‘spoiled brat'
Jadeja, for long considered one of the greatest all-rounders in the game, lived up to his reputation while the up-and-coming Washington soaked up the pressure and combined to frustrate an England attack that ran out of ideas. Jadeja (107 not out) and Washington (101 not out) fashioned a brilliant stand of 203 for the fifth wicket, much to the chagrin of Stokes and England.
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Stokes has spent the past couple of days resting in bed, but has made it clear no pain will stop him from taking the field at The Oval on Thursday.
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Apart from the hurt and pain, Stokes and England has been roundly criticized for its petulant behaviour against Jadeja and Washington on the final day at Old Trafford.
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When Stokes realized there was no way England could win with 15 overs left, he extended his hand to the batsmen signalling for a draw. But Jadeja and Sundar were unbeaten on 89 and 80, respectively, and looking to get to their hundreds.
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That's when Stokes and other England players started spewing verbal barbs at the two. Former England captain Nasser Hussain was surprised at the attitude of Stokes and his team since the two 'Indians were playing for their hundreds.'
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Former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar accused Stokes of behaving 'like a spoiled kid,' claiming that England was 'making a mockery of the game' by bowling part-timers to end the match quickly.
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'OK fine, he's unhappy that the players haven't walked off, he'll have to manage his overs carefully with main bowlers already exhausted from bowling long spells whole day,' Manjrekar said.
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'It was Ben, the hero, the champion that I admire, but on this occasion behaving like a spoiled kid.'
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Meanwhile, Gambhir was all fired up at the practise session on Tuesday when he had a run-in with curator Lee Fortis. Video footage shows Gambhir pointing his finger at Fortis and yelling: 'You can't tell us what to do' and 'you're just the grounds man, nothing beyond.''
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