The veteran English fast bowler, Stuart Broad shared the moments when he was at the receiving end of kindness from two of his special teammates while traveling during overseas tours. Broad’s tweet was a reply to the controversial one from the all-rounder Ben Stokes which clarified his statement on the ‘business class’ issue involving Indian skipper Virat Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma.
It all started when former England captain Michael Vaughan revealed and appreciated Virat and Anushka’s gesture on Twitter for having given up their business class seats to India’s fast bowlers as they bowled 5 exhaustive days of Test cricket against Australia at Adelaide. In his reply to the same, Stokes wrote that Trevor Bayliss, who is the head coach of England cricket team, also made a similar gesture in the past. The tweet didn’t go well with the Indian fans as they felt that the southpaw’s statement seems to be disparaging the nice efforts of the Indian skipper and his wife.
After facing heat from the fans, Stokes had to write another tweet in which he explained the idea behind his earlier tweet was only to point out the kind gesture of his coach during England’s tour of India in 2016. He further added that he always respects Kohli for all his achievements as a player and he had nothing against him nor did his controversial tweet.
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After Vaughan and Stokes, Broad also has his say on the issue as he replied to the clarification tweet of his fellow countryman. He said that his former skipper Alastair Cook and his current skipper Joe Root have also given up their business class seats while traveling during overseas tours. Broad, being a fast bowler himself, was more than relieved to be the recipient of cozy and sophisticated seats for him to take sufficient rest after exhaustive matches.
The tweet reads: “I’ve been the lucky recipient of these gestures from Cooky & Rooty for years.” It looks like Broad wants to comfort his teammate with his tweet after all the mishap. By calling himself a ‘lucky recipient, the right-arm bowler has asserted the importance of fast bowlers’ getting to travel comfortably during tours. It makes sense as the fast bowlers run all-day long and hit the deck hard which does take a toll at their stamina and fitness.
Here is Ben Stokes’ controversial tweet:
https://twitter.com/benstokes38/status/1072560342511828992
Here is Stuart Broad’s reply to Stokes:
I’ve been the lucky recipient of these gestures from Cooky & Rooty for years.
— Stuart Broad (@StuartBroad8) December 11, 2018
