{"id":40893,"date":"2021-03-04T05:48:48","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T06:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=40893"},"modified":"2021-03-04T09:50:19","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T09:50:19","slug":"kohli-and-stokes-separated-by-umpire-in-face-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=40893","title":{"rendered":"Kohli and Stokes separated by umpire in face-off"},"content":{"rendered":"

The much-anticipated fourth Test between India and England<\/a> has begun with some fireworks with Virat Kohli<\/a> and Ben Stokes<\/a> involved in a heated confrontation.<\/p>\n

After England won the toss and elected to bat first, the Indian captain had to be separated from the star all-rounder by the field umpires after a back-and-forth.<\/p>\n

The incident occurred after the 13th over England's innings, when Stokes took exception to a bouncer bowled by Indian paceman Mohamed Siraj.<\/p>\n

Stokes fired some verbals in the direction of Siraj, words which Kohli took exception to as he intervened in Stokes and teammate Jonny Bairstow's chat in between overs.<\/p>\n

"Both are fierce competitors. Virat choosing to go and have a chat with with the two batsmen, it's not really up to the fielders to go into the batsmen's conversation when they're out in the middle," ex-England spinner Graeme Swann said on commentary.<\/p>\n

\"Virat<\/p>\n

"Just let them get on with it, you get on with your game."<\/p>\n

Former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar said the the confrontation had the potential to knock Stokes off his game.<\/p>\n

"This actually works in the fielding side's favour because the batsman's concentration is gone," he said.<\/p>\n

"At this critical point in time, with this discussion between Stokes and the Indian captain, nothing will happen to Virat Kohli for the simple reason that he's fielding.<\/p>\n

"As a batsman, if you've lost your concentration, it sort of lingers in your mind as you're facing up to the next ball and you're not fully focused and concentrating on the ball."<\/p>\n

The fourth Test has massive implications on the World Test Championship Final, with Australia needing an England victory to book a spot in the decider.<\/p>\n

For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by clicking here!<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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