Stokes was swearing at me, Virat bhai dealt with that nicely: Mohammad Siraj

India pacer Mohammad Siraj on Thursday mentioned England all-rounder Ben Stokes swore at him on the opening day of the fourth and last Test right here, an incident “handled well” by skipper Virat Kohli throughout an on-field showdown with the visiting participant.
Kohli was seen having an animated dialogue with Stokes after the all-rounder allegedly swore at Siraj. Umpire Nitin Menon needed to intervene for play to renew after England had been reeling at 32 for 3.
“He was swearing at me, so Virat bhai intervened and handled that well. These things happen at ground,” Siraj mentioned on the post-match press convention.
Stokes, on his half, performed down the incident.
“Pretty animated was that (the conversation)?…look at it from a different way, you know, two-three guys who care about what they are doing, care about representing and played against each other and you know, why would they not be competitive?” he requested.
“So we are not going to back down to anyone…for me that is what it was competitive guys trying to get over each other,” he added.

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England had been finally bowled out for 205 with India 24 for one at stumps in response.
Playing his second recreation of the sequence, Siraj picked up two wickets in England’s innings.
Siraj was additionally on the centre of the controversy through the Test sequence in Australia the place he was racially abused by a bit of the gang.
Cricket Australia had apologised for that incident and even evicted some spectators from the bottom through the Sydney Test.
Siraj and Kohli are additionally teammates within the IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore.