India pacer Gurnoor Brar was involved in a heated on-field incident with England opener Ben Duckett during the first ODI at Edgbaston, Birmingham. The flashpoint occurred in the eighth over of England’s innings after Duckett took the attack to the young left-arm seamer. Duckett looked in complete control from the outset, putting Brar under pressure with an aggressive approach.
The England opener first struck the pacer for a boundary before launching him over the ropes for a towering six later in the over, shifting the momentum firmly in the hosts’ favour. However, Brar responded with a dot ball on the very next delivery.
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Ben Duckett pushed the ball back towards the bowler in a routine defensive shot, but the Indian pacer reacted instantly by picking up the ball and firing it back in the batter’s direction. The throw narrowly missed Duckett, passing just inches away from him and creating a tense moment in the middle.
Heated Moment exchange between Ben Duckett & Gurnoor Brar 🥵🥱😮💨
7.5 Duckett Defense a ball and standing inside line but Gurnoor throw unnecessarily to Duckett
7.6 Duckett Replied with a huge 6 😷
Perfect savage Moment for Duckett 🔥#ENGvIND #Benduckett
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The incident briefly raised tempers, with both players exchanging glances before play resumed. Fortunately, no further confrontation followed, and the match continued without intervention from the umpires.
The fiery exchange added extra intensity to an already competitive contest as India and England battled for an early advantage in the opening ODI of the three-match series.
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England (Playing XI): Jacob Bethell, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook(c), Jos Buttler(w), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Jofra Archer, Liam Dawson, Josh Tongue, Adil Rashid
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Gurnoor Brar, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna
