IND v ENG 2021: WATCH – Virat Kohli, Ben Stokes engage in a verbal spat on Day 1 at Ahmedabad

On-field umpires intervened and calmed things down in the middle.

Apart from the host bowlers’ dominance, the highlight of the first session’s play on Day 1 in the ongoing fourth Test between India and England was the argument between Virat Kohli and Ben Stokes.

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Soon after Joe Root’s dismissal, Stokes arrived at the crease and a brief verbal spat broke out between him and the Indian skipper, leading to the umpires’ intervention.

The incident happened after the end of the 13th over. Both the cricketers got close to each other while having an argument, which even the commentators were unaware of.

Before things could have gone out of hands, both the on-field umpires intervened and calmed things down in the middle.

Here’s the video:

Coming to the match, India reduced England to 30/3 as Akshar Patel once again proved to be the nightmare for visiting batsmen.

The left-arm spinner dismissed Zak Crawley (9) and Dominic Sibley (2) cheaply while pace Mohammed Siraj got rid of England skipper Root for 5.