Rajasthan Royals (RR) all-rounder Ben Stokes and fielding coach Dishant Yagnik came face-to-face in a 'six-hitting' challenge. Yagnik, the ex-RR player, who hasn't played competitive cricket for the last three years, had to hit Stokes for 2 sixes from 12 balls bowled by England all-rounder.
Stokes made the contest fair by bowling off-spin to his competitor. The target for Yagnik was to hit two sixes off the Englishman in two overs.
Before the start of the challenge, Stokes and Dishant both got engaged in sledging. "Yagi, I'm gonna get him out. I'm gonna put him back in his place. He thinks he can hit sixes," Stokes can be heard saying in the video posted by RR.
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Ben further joked how his bats are too heavy for Dishant to use. "Yagi, you want to use the GM? Too heavy for your little chicken arms, mate," Stokes told Yagnik, who replied, "If you give me some Kashmir willow, I can hit."
Dishant managed to hit one six in two overs and got out thrice by the 'off-spinner' Stokes. But the RR fielding coach felt the umpire was biased and he deserved to be the winner.
Here is the video of the challenge: