Ashes 2023: Gautam Gambhir showed mirror to Australia on Johnny Bairstow’s runout, asked – where did the spirit of the game go?

There are many such stories in world cricket, which are seen on the basis of India versus all (rest of the country). Whenever Team India works according to certain rules, some former legends of world cricket often tell it against the spirit of the game. Something similar happened recently when India’s star off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin got Rajasthan Royals (RR) and England wicket-keeper batsman Jos Buttler run out in the IPL.

Then many experts in world cricket termed it against the spirit of the game. However, later the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), the body that made the rules of cricket, brought it into the Fair Play rule. Now big questions are being raised on what Australia did against Jonny Bairstow on Sunday.

Former Indian opening batsman Gautam Gambhir has questioned this act of Australia. He has asked questions to all those people, including Australia, who have been questioning India’s sporting spirit. Gambhir wrote in a tweet, ‘Hey Sledgers…. (Oh taunters) Does the logic of sportsmanship apply to you too and is it only for Indians?’

Let us tell you that the Australian team came out to defend the target of 371 runs in the fourth innings of the Lord’s Test against England. During this, the manner in which he dismissed Johnny Bairstow as the sixth wicket is under question. The last ball of the 52nd over of England’s innings was well left by Johnny Bairstow and only after that he came out immediately after dragging his feet at the crease.

Meanwhile, Alex Carey caught the ball in his gloves and threw it back towards the stumps. The ball hit the stumps and the Australian team appealed for a stump out against Bairstow here. The third umpire also found Australia’s appeal correct as the ball was not dead yet and Bairstow had already left the crease. He was declared out under the rules. But this act of Australia and its wicketkeeper Alex Carey is being considered against the spirit of the game.

Bairstow also had no intention of running and came out dragging his feet inside the crease, indicating that he was in his crease and simply standing at the non-striker end after the end of the over. Going to talk to the player. Gautam Gambhir has also asked questions to the critics of Team India on this matter.