“ No room for the shoulder barge ”: the former captain of England takes the excavation at Virat Kohli after “passionate intensity” at Lord’s | Cricket news
Former England Cricket Player Michael Atherton addressed recent cricket incidents on the ground, commenting on the shoulder barge between Mohammed Siraj and Ben Duckett during the third test at Lord’s, while referring to similar incidents involving Virat Kohli and Sam Konstas. Atherton’s remarks occurred after Siraj was penalized 15% of its match costs and received a demerit point for its aggressive behavior on July 13.The incident occurred when Siraj rejected the opening of England Duckett for 12 points in the second round in England, which resulted in ferry shipment and physical contact between the players.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!Addressing the situation in his column for the Times, Atherton expressed his opinions on the driving of the players and the emotional displays during the test matches.“Forgive me for having degraded the report of a great match with this nonsense, but the spectators would not rather see the players worrying too much, rather than too few tests,” wrote Atherton in his column.
Atherton specifically highlighted the need to maintain the appropriate physical limits on the cricket field while recognizing the role of the competitive spirit.“Nobody, of course, wants to see physical altercations on the playground or unpleasant verbal abuse supported. There should not be a place, for example, for the shoulder barge that Virat Kohli launched in the day after Christmas in Melbourne, said Atherton.The incident involving Kohli took place on the first day of the boxing test in December, the former captain of Australia Ricky Ponting assigning responsibility to Kohli.Atherton also discussed another incident on the field involving Ravira Jadeja and Brydon Carse.
“In a match where there were a lot of spices and bad guys, Tempers passed out while Cane and Jadeja collided in the middle, although the impact was completely accidental, after Jadeja died the ball into the third man, the two players looking at the ball rather than taking care of the other way,” he explained.The Lord’s test match also led to parallels with a moment of historic cricket six years ago, as Atherton noted in his analysis.“Six years ago, Lord’s had attended the most remarkable finish of all the cricket matches, when the World Cup final was decided on a border account after a great end. Now, the game has again delivered an extraordinary finish, with two of the protagonists of this day, Stokes and Jofra Archer, taking front of the scene.”
