Published 19:20 IST, September 30th 2022

Now, Wasim Jaffer uses Italian cyclist's video to troll England over 'spirit of cricket'

44-year-old Wasim Jaffer shared a hilarious post on social media to again troll England over their outspoken stance Deepti Sharma's run-out incident.

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Deepti Sharma's run-out incident at  n-striker's end seems to have taken cricketing world by storm as several members of fraternity have given ir views on same. While run-out was perfectly legal as per rules of game, some former English cricketers and ir media raised concerns regarding how 'spirit of cricket' was destroyed.

latest person to comment on incident is former Indian batsman Wasim Jaffer. 44-year-old shared a hilarious post on social media to show how an England cyclist would have reacted after an Italian cyclist overtook his rivals in a peculiar fashion.

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Jaffer trolls England using cyclist's video

Taking to his official Twitter handle on September 30, Wasim Jaffer shared a video of an Italian cyclist, Michael Guerra, who used his kwledge of aerodynamics and used a plank position to get past his rivals. Jaffer used this video to draw a hilarious comparison between how England reacted n and to run-out incident involving Deepti Sharma.

two reactions are extremely similar as on both occasions questions were raised regarding 'spirit' of sport. Soon after former England players and ir media raised concerns regarding 'spirit of cricket' following Deepti's run-out, Jaffer quoted how an English cyclist would have responded to way in which Guerra overtook his competitors. quote re, "It may be within rules but it's against spirit of cycling. I'd never do it."

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Team India captain Harmanpreet backed Deepti

While several members of cricketing fraternity from England raised questions regarding way Deepti Sharma ran out Charlotte Dean, Team India captain Harmanpreet Kaur insisted that re was thing wrong and that what all-rounder did was very much within rules. "It’s a part of game, I don’t think we have done something new," said Harmanpreet. "It shows your awareness, of what batters are doing. I will back my players, she hasn’t done something outside rules."

Meanwhile, Deepti ded, "It was our plan. She was doing it repeatedly. We warned her as well. We did everything according to rules and guidelines. Yeah, we informed umpire. Still, she kept doing that and so we didn’t have a choice."

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19:20 IST, September 30th 2022