Watch: Mark Wood loses his cool, sledges Sarfaraz Khan after latter hits him for a four

England pacer Mark Wood sledged Sarfaraz Khan on day two of the ongoing fifth Test against India at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala.

The incident took place in the 76th over when Mark Wood came to bowl his 11th over. The right-arm pacer failed to make an impact in his first 11 overs, conceding 62 runs without picking up a wicket. And Sarfaraz Khan rubbed salt on his wounds by hitting him for two fours in the first three deliveries of the over.

The fast bowler might have been furious with the way Sarfaraz treated him on the third ball. He bowled a short delivery and Sarfaraz bent his knees and played a ramp shot for a four.  The India batter defended the fourth ball and tried to take a quick single after the ball was caught between his legs and dropped on the pitch.

In the meantime, Mark Wood came charging and kicked the ball towards the stumps before turning back and having a few words with Sarfaraz Khan. The right-handed batsman, however, did not respond to the England star’s verbal volleys.

Watch as Mark Wood sledges Sarfaraz Khan after getting hit for four: 

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While Sarfaraz Khan did not say anything to Mark Wood after being sledged by him in the 76th over, he took him to the cleaners in the 78th over. On the first ball of the over, the Mumbai star hit a four before smashing him for a stunning six. Wood bowled a short delivery clocked at 144.8 kph and Sarfaraz pulled the ball over backward square leg for a six.

Talking about the game, India were on 357 for 3 after 80 overs at the time of writing this report. Sarfaraz was batting on 43 while debutant Devdutt Padikkal was unbeaten on 38. India were in a spot of bother after losing centurions Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill in a space of four runs before Sarfaraz and Padikkal steadied the ship.

The partnership between the two is now worth 78 runs. Earlier in the day, Rohit and Gill scored centuries to put India on top. While Rohit scored 103, Gill scored 110 runs. Earlier, India had bowled out England for just 218 runs in the first innings.