India vs England: Umpires intervene after Rishabh Pant, Ben Stokes conflict on-field in Chennai

India had a robust begin to the second Test in Chennai towards England however the opening day additionally had its fair proportion of on-field drama. Towards the tip of Day 1, Rishabh Pant refused to bat after having an altercation with Ben Stokes.
The 87th over of the Indian innings noticed a little bit banter going down when Stokes was seen having an animated chat with Pant.
After the dialog, Pant didn’t take guard for some time and was seen trying again and saying one thing to Stokes.
It isn’t clear what the content material of the dialog was. Both the umpires needed to intervene to unravel the matter.
Rishabh Pant had a heated altercation with Ben Stokes. (Screengrab)
Meanwhile, opener Rohit Sharma smashed 161 whereas India’s different top-order batsmen fell cheaply, serving to the house aspect construct to 300-6 on the opening day of the second match towards England at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday.
At 86-3, India regarded to have thrown away any likelihood of batting themselves into a robust place on a pitch the place runs are going to be more durable to come back by because the match progresses.
But Rohit’s 162-run partnership with Ajinkya Rahane dragged the hosts again into the competition, earlier than England dismissed each within the ultimate session.
Rishabh Pant was batting on 33 at stumps, with debutant Axar Patel on 5 on the different finish.