IND vs ENG: Umpires warn Ben Stokes against breaking ICC rules

The field umpires issued a warning to England star all-rounder Ben Stokes in the second ODI against India in Pune on Friday. Team India won the toss and elected to bat first. Ben Stokes, who was fielding on the slip, spat on the ball by mistake. With that .. observed field umpires Nitin Menon and Virender Sharma .. gave a warning to Ben Stokes and took the ball and sanitized it.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has banned spitting on the ball since last year in the wake of the corona virus outbreak. But .. some cricketers are spitting on the arrangement. What if the player spits ..? The field umpires immediately stop the match and resume the match after sanitizing the ball. The umpires did the same in the second ODI today.

In fact, this is not the first time field umpires have issued such a warning to Ben Stokes. Ben Stokes was also found spitting at the ball during a recent Test series in Ahmedabad. With that .. this time the umpires appeared to be giving a strong warning. If a player from the same team commits this mistake twice in the same match, the umpires will impose a penalty of 5 runs.