North India Statesman
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News India Live, Digital Desk: Debate on Sportsmanship Heated Up: England cricket team’s Test captain Ben Stokes has once again come under question about sportsmanship. His vocal response to an Oli Robinson’s not wide to a ball during the Manchester Test has led to a new debate in the cricket world, especially among Indian fans and experts. Many Indian fans and former cricketers have questioned the social media as to why India should ‘behave well’ from England. He believes that the England players, especially Ben Stokes, often waving the flag of ‘Khel Bhavna’ when the verdict goes against them, but when they get any benefit, they forget these principles. There have been many incidents in the last few years that have given rise to this debate. In the Ashes Test held at Lord’s last year, Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carrie stumped Johnny Bairstow under the ‘Right Sports’ (Fair Play). Then Ben Stokes and England team expressed heavy opposition to this. Indian veteran Ravi Shastri had also cited a comment by Virat Kohli at that time that if an Indian cricketer had run-out like Bairstow, he would be labeled to be “asleep”. There is also frequent discussion about the victory of England in the 2019 World Cup by the boundary count rule. The protest by Stokes by Robinson, which was not given wide, came to light when the team was struggling. Indian fans are now raising questions as to why the England players who call cricket ‘Gentleman’s Game’ often behave in such a decisive moments? The incident has become part of a major debate of sportsmanship, regulations and respectable behavior between teams, demanding transparency and equal norms for every team.
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