England’s Test tour of India 2024, IND vs ENG 2024: Former England captain Alastair Cook (Alastair Cook) claimed that Indian off-spinner R Ashwin (R Ashwin) had deliberately run into a safe area of ​​the pitch.

Alastair Cook further insisted that the five-run penalty was part of Team India’s strategic move to create more favorable conditions for their spinners when the England cricket team came to bat in Rajkot. In fact, after the Indian cricket team got a penalty on the second day of the Rajkot Test, England started their first innings with a score of 0 for 5 runs.

Alastair Cook accuses R Ashwin of cheating

Let us tell you, the Indian cricket team was fined because R Ashwin ran in the safe area of ​​the pitch and the umpires had warned Ravindra Jadeja for doing so on the very first day. India made the same mistake again on the second day of the Rajkot Test, due to which the umpires had to award a penalty.

Ashwin breached Law of the Game 41.14 (Damaging the pitch by a batsman), which states that “If an umpire considers that a player’s presence on the pitch is unreasonable, that foul is not condoned.” Will go and will be given appropriate punishment.”

“This was done deliberately”

Meanwhile, Sir Alastair Cook on TNT Sports coverage revealed how England fielders Ollie Pope and Joe Root reported Team India’s moves to the umpires and also claimed that Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin did these actions deliberately.

Alastair Cook said on TNT Sports: “Is it deliberate? Yes, this has been done intentionally. This is a strategic move that allows you to create chaos in the middle of the wicket, so that when Ashwin comes to bowl, he can get maximum help. Usually this happens in the third innings. You’re 150-200 runs ahead and you think, ‘Just make sure you go up and down the wicket’… That was gamesmanship, wasn’t it?”