Siddarth Kaul
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Cricket is a game where concentration plays a huge role. A player can lose his wicket or get hit for a six if he loses his attention even for a fraction of a second.  Not surprisingly, over the years we have seen batsmen stopping a bowler in their run-up even when they are distracted remotely. Whether there is a disturbance near the sight-screen or any other issue, the batsmen never take a chance with their wickets.

Well, something similar was witnessed in the ongoing first ODI between India and England. The incident occurred in the 33rd over of England’s innings when Ben Stokes pulled out of his batting stance after a butterfly came flying in near his eyes. Siddarth Kaul had delivered the ball while Stokes was backing away. The England allrounder then raised his arm while defending the ball as he pointed out the reason behind walking away.

Here is a clip of that incident:

Meanwhile, England have recovered after Kuldeep Yadav ran through their top-order. Put in to bat first, England were off to a solid start. Jonny Bairstow and Jason Roy added 73 runs for the first wicket before Kuldeep put them on the backfoot by taking three quick wickets.

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With England racing away to 71 for no loss after ten overs, Virat Kohli introduced Kuldeep in the attack and the move paid off. On the second ball of his very first over, he sent back Roy to give India the much-needed breakthrough. The opener departed after scoring 38 including six fours. In his next over, Kuldeep firmly put India on top by sending back both Bairstow and Joe Root to leave England reeling at 82 for 3.

Eoin Morgan and Ben Stokes then took the score past the 100-run mark. However, the duo could not bail their team out of trouble as Yuzvendra Chahal dismissed Morgan to reduce England to 105 for 4.

Stokes and Jos Buttler then steadied the ship. At the end of the 33rd over, the hosts were 172 for 4.

 

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