IND vs ENG: Geoffrey Boycott takes a swipe at Ben Stokes – ‘There is no method…’ | Cricket News

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – JULY 27: England captain Ben Stokes speaks with India batsman Ravindra Jadeja after the match ends in a draw after day 5 of the 4th Test Match between England and India at Emirates Old Trafford on July 27, 2025 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

Legendary England cricket Geoffrey Boycott has slammed Ben Stokes and his staff for displaying the poor sportsmanship on the ultimate day of the Manchester Test. Drama erupted at the beginning of the ultimate hour of the match on Sunday when dwelling skipper Ben Stokes provided to shake fingers with Indian batters, realising that an outright end result was not potential.Jadeja and Washington batting on 89 and 80 respectively refused the provide, leaving the England captain annoyed. Stokes later stated that he made the provide since he did not wish to danger harm to his fatigued frontline bowlers.“There is no way I would have let anyone drag me off on 89 after I had worked hard all day to save the game for my team,” Geoffrey Boycott wrote in his column for The Telegraph. “Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar deserved their hundreds. They left the ball well, played with the full face of the bat and defended their wickets at all costs. Well done.

“I’m unsure what it is with fashionable gamers. You hear a lot of them mouthing off. It by no means actually occurred after I was taking part in. It will stick with it at the Oval and India will go there considering they obtained a win at Old Trafford.“You learn more from failure than you do from success. And we failed to bowl India out. The draw highlighted the deficiencies in our bowling. If you think about it, when your best bowler in both innings is the England captain, who is a batsman-bowler, something is not right.” England are main the 5-match Test collection 2-1. The closing Test might be performed at the Oval, ranging from Thursday.