Former England captain Alastair Cook felt Mohammed Siraj went too far in his celebration after dismissing Ben Duckett in England’s second innings during the third Test of the ongoing five-match series between England and India. For those unfamiliar, Siraj was ecstatic after dismissing the left-handed batter and proceeded to celebrate in his face while making contact with his shoulder.
Alastair Cook was all for aggressively celebrating a wicket, but he was strongly opposed to any physical contact between opposing players.
“But who is to blame now? Whether Duckett walked right into him and understood exactly what he was doing. However, you should not shout in someone’s face like way. That was unequivocally wrong. There should not be any physical contact. “Yes, celebrate a wicket like you mean it,” Cook told BBC Test Match Special.
The great top-order batter believed that the appropriate authorities needed to take action against Siraj for his disruptive attitude.
“But you’ve got him out; you don’t need to look him in the face from three inches away and yell at him. As a result, I anticipate repercussions, which should occur. That is my view. “I thought that went too far,” Cook continued.
When questioned about his thoughts on what happened between Shubman Gill and Zak Crawley, Cook seems unconcerned. He believed that such occasions gave much-needed spice to Test cricket and was all for it.
Speaking of where the match stands ahead of the commencement of Day 5, India require 135 runs to gain a lead in the high-octane series. They are four down though. Three of the four visitors’ wickets fell in the final half-an-hour of the fourth day’s proceedings. KL Rahul, who was India’s top-scorer in their first innings, stands unbeaten on 33 off 47.
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