David Willey says Indian tactics of pulling out of delivery stride are "Not in spirit of cricket"

[karthikc]

David Willey says Indian tactics of pulling out of delivery stride are "Not in spirit of cricket"

England’s T20 specialist David Willey has lashed out on Indian players for not playing within the spirit of the game, when they repeatedly pulled out of their delivery strides during the first T20I at Old Trafford on Tuesday.

Willey was miffed by the way fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar stopped in between his delivery stride during the last over of English innings.

Even Kuldeep Yadav had resorted to similar tactics while bowling to England opener Jos Buttler.

"I'm guessing, but I think he (Bhuvneshwar) was looking to see what I was going to do," Willey told the reporters.

"They did that a few times. The spinners did it a couple of times. I'm not sure what the rules are on that.

“I don't particularly like it. I don't think it is necessarily in the spirit of cricket.

“It's not my job to comment on that too much on what they should or shouldn't be doing. Personally, I don't think I'd do that. I don't think it is great."

After engaging in a bit of confrontation with Kumar, Willey added, “They have a few fiery characters and that is part and parcel of cricket.”

“It has gone on for years. I don’t mind a bit of confrontation. I have had my fair share of it in the past. If it comes my way I am quite happy to get involved.”

On the other hand India batsman KL Rahul, who scored a ton in the match, came out in defence of his teammates. In his opinion such practices should be allowed in T20s.

"It will frustrate me as a batsman, it did I guess frustrate the English batsmen but the margin for error for bowlers in T20 cricket is very little so whatever tactics they can come up with and whatever they try to do to upset the batsmen is only fair," Rahul said.

"You know you can do it as a bowler, you can run a batsman out, he was taking few strides too many and it is a long boundary and if he gets that much start he can keep rotating the strike and keep getting two runs which will frustrate the bowler in return, so it's only fair."

https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/...rit-of-cricket-says-david-willey-1802515.html

 

[Robert]

To create Mankading opportunities, I suppose?

Fine, the England spinners can do it too.

 

[saeed5646]

i am not sure who is right but this england side have always some thing to moan about

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Crybabies

 

[El Generico]

I don't see anything wrong with it tbh as long as the bowlers don't overdo it.

 

[JattMaula]

Can we say that these are the first shots fired?

 

[Joseph Gomes]

What spirit of cricket? Either it's illegal or it's not. Nobody stopping the English from doing the same.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Fully agreed with Willy. Its a disgrace and unfortunately India does it the most.

 

[dani2k]

Lols....the whole team urinating on the cricket pitch definitely was....or using mints to gain advantage in the 2005 ashes..poaching the best talent from the other nations (even a light weight like Ireland)

Man the Englishmen and their supposed high horses

 

[Kohli The King of Chase]

I agree to a certain extent. It looked childish. We are a top world class team, and it appeared as if we were Zimbabwe and were trying to get benefit by some not so professional means.

 

[dani2k]

I remember the 2011 tour and the Ian bell incident when we bowed down to pressure and recalled a clearly out Ian bell for the same "Spirit of Cricket" thing and he merrily ground us even more...everyone mocks India for the result now. Does anyone even care today about that event?

It is all well that England speak about this topic only if it suits them....whatever!

 

[Madplayer]

Quit moaning.

Its only a problem if it happens too often and delays the game.

 

[HitWicket]

Lols....the whole team urinating on the cricket pitch definitely was....or using mints to gain advantage in the 2005 ashes..poaching the best talent from the other nations (even a light weight like Ireland)

Man the Englishmen and their supposed high horses

- Urinating at the side of the pitch in a dark empty stadium well after the crowd have left.
- Sucking on mints whilst playing cricket and then shining the ball (like every other side do).
- Allowing people (mostly children) to migrate into the country.

All blatantly against the spirit of cricket of course.

 

[dani2k]

- Urinating at the side of the pitch in a dark empty stadium well after the crowd have left.
- Sucking on mints whilst playing cricket and then shining the ball (like every other side do).
- Allowing people (mostly children) to migrate into the country.

All blatantly against the spirit of cricket of course.

Yup...so why throw stones from a glass house?

Well tried on the third point ....lols

 

[Mp812]

In the press conference ,KL Rahul said Indian bowlers' 'decision' to stop and give a Mankaded type warning', questioning England batsmen's tendency to back up too far from the non-striker's end.
"And Kuldeep didn't do anything which... you know you cannot do as a bowler, you can run a batsman out, he [Hales] was taking few strides too many and it is a long boundary and if he gets that much start he can keep rotating the strike and keep getting two runs which will frustrate the bowler in return, so its only fair," he said.

 

[Mainul]

Lols....the whole team urinating on the cricket pitch definitely was....or using mints to gain advantage in the 2005 ashes..poaching the best talent from the other nations (even a light weight like Ireland)

Man the Englishmen and their supposed high horses

When whole team urinated?

 

[Robert]

Lols....the whole team urinating on the cricket pitch definitely was....or using mints to gain advantage in the 2005 ashes..poaching the best talent from the other nations (even a light weight like Ireland)

Wonder why no South African ever has wanted to play for India?

 

[Itachi]

Wonder why no South African ever has wanted to play for India?

Because the diet here won't probably suit them and will be a health hazard.

 

[aloo paratha]

I've always been annoyed by it but it's just a part of the game.

 

[Robert]

Because the diet here won't probably suit them and will be a health hazard.

English food would be worse for Saffers

Seriously though, Englishness is for everyone. Anybody can be English. We are an inclusive nation

 

[OneTip-OneHand]

So its ok for batsmen to be already out of the crease by 2-3 yards before the delivery was bowled but its not in the spirit of the game when bowlers stop to warn the batsmen about it?

I guess Bhuvi and Kuldeep should have just mankad the batsmen. Reactions would have been priceless.

 

[Ab Fan]

Pointless.

What about the batters who make fast bowlers run hard to bowl and then stop them because they were not ready?

 

[ExplicitAI]

This reminds me of the time when Dilshan would do the same thing when KP went for that switch hit.