Indian broadcaster Harsha Bhogle is one of the most reputed and looked-after experts. He always has strong opinions that people always agree with. However, this time his comments on the recent Mankad incident involving Deepti Sharma have not gone down well with the English Test Captain, Ben Stokes.
Deepti Sharma's brilliant run-out of Charlotte Dean during the third and final ODI of the England series has sparked heated debate among the cricketing community. Many senior England cricket team members, as well as the media, have been harshly critical of Deepti.
Bhogle has slammed the English press for its treatment of Deepti Sharma. Bhogle described the coverage as "very disturbing" in a lengthy rant over a series of tweets. He also said that it was the English culture and the colonial dominance that has led them to believe what they do is always right.
"I find it very disturbing that a very large section of the media in England is asking questions of a girl who played by the laws of the game & none at all of another who was gaining an illegal advantage and was a habitual offender," he wrote.
That includes reasonable people & I think it is a cultural thing. The English thought it was wrong to do so & because they ruled over a large part of the cricket world, they told everyone it was wrong. The colonial domination was so powerful that few questioned it. As a result, the mindset still is that what England considers wrong should be considered wrong by the rest of the cricket world," he continued.
Is this a culture thing?? ….absolutely not: Ben Stokes
Responding to Bhogle's tweets, Ben Stokes sounded fumed. "Harsha … bringing culture into peoples opinion over a Mankad?" he wrote. "Harsha .. 2019 WC final was over 2 years ago, I still till this day revive countless messages calling me all sorts from Indian fans, does this disturb you?" he wrote in another tweet.
"Is this a culture thing?? ….absolutely not,I receive messages regarding the overthrows from people all over world,as people all over the world have made comment’s on the Mankad dismissal, not just people who are English," he continued.
"What about the rest of the worlds reaction to this particular incident? England isn’t the only cricket playing nation who have spoken about the ruling," the English Test captain said.
Here are Ben Stokes's tweets
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Ben Stokes Lashes Out On Harsha Bhogle For His 'Cultural Thing' Comment On The Deepti Sharma's Mankad Controversy
Harsha Bhogle's comments on the recent Mankad incident involving Deepti Sharma have not gone down well with Ben Stokes.
Harsha Bhogle-Ben Stokes (source: Twitter)
Indian broadcaster Harsha Bhogle is one of the most reputed and looked-after experts. He always has strong opinions that people always agree with. However, this time his comments on the recent Mankad incident involving Deepti Sharma have not gone down well with the English Test Captain, Ben Stokes.
Deepti Sharma's brilliant run-out of Charlotte Dean during the third and final ODI of the England series has sparked heated debate among the cricketing community. Many senior England cricket team members, as well as the media, have been harshly critical of Deepti.
Bhogle has slammed the English press for its treatment of Deepti Sharma. Bhogle described the coverage as "very disturbing" in a lengthy rant over a series of tweets. He also said that it was the English culture and the colonial dominance that has led them to believe what they do is always right.
"I find it very disturbing that a very large section of the media in England is asking questions of a girl who played by the laws of the game & none at all of another who was gaining an illegal advantage and was a habitual offender," he wrote.
That includes reasonable people & I think it is a cultural thing. The English thought it was wrong to do so & because they ruled over a large part of the cricket world, they told everyone it was wrong. The colonial domination was so powerful that few questioned it. As a result, the mindset still is that what England considers wrong should be considered wrong by the rest of the cricket world," he continued.
Is this a culture thing?? ….absolutely not: Ben Stokes
Responding to Bhogle's tweets, Ben Stokes sounded fumed. "Harsha … bringing culture into peoples opinion over a Mankad?" he wrote. "Harsha .. 2019 WC final was over 2 years ago, I still till this day revive countless messages calling me all sorts from Indian fans, does this disturb you?" he wrote in another tweet.
"Is this a culture thing?? ….absolutely not,I receive messages regarding the overthrows from people all over world,as people all over the world have made comment’s on the Mankad dismissal, not just people who are English," he continued.
"What about the rest of the worlds reaction to this particular incident? England isn’t the only cricket playing nation who have spoken about the ruling," the English Test captain said.
Here are Ben Stokes's tweets