It wasn't as ugly as the Monkeygate episode, but the James Anderson-Ravindra Jadeja affair is definitely an unwanted episode in cricket that could have been avoided with some common sense.
England are sitting in the driver’s seat in the 4th Test at Manchester having bowled out India cheaply for 152. The hosts finished Day 1 at 113 for 3 in 35 overs with another 39 runs to score before they can build their first innings lead.
England put up a wonderful team effort to clinch the third Test at Southampton and thus square the five-match series 1-1. Here’s a look at the men who made England’s splendid comeback possible.
It began on the eve of the second Test and Lord’s, and the controversy hasn’t died out even as the third Test at the Ageas Bowl gets underway. We are referring to the Ravindra Jadeja-James Anderson controversy.
The first Test at Lord's is being played against the shadow of the James Anderson-Ravindra Jadeja spat. According to Indians, the England fast bowler physically abused Jadeja,