English Cricketer Stuart Broad is making headlines as he still stands by and justifies his decision of not walking in the opening Ashes Test at Trent Bridge, with video of him cheating in the 2013 Ashes viral
The cricketer believes that the whole incident got blown out of proportion.
The controversial moment came into spotlight when the English fast bowler stayed at the crease, despite knowing the fact that he had edged the ball off spinner Ashton Agar to Australian Captain Michael Clarke at slip.
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At the time Australia had already used their 2 reviews which meant the not out decision by umpire Aleem Dar also stood.
Meanwhile Broad went on to record a 138-run partnership with Ian Bell. He took a 1-0 lead in Nottingham.
In a recent interview with BBC, the 36-year-old player said that, “My first comment on that whole incident is I could name you 18 or 19 players who played in an Ashes series who nicked it and didn’t walk.”
He further added, “We could be here all day if I named players from the past. I am trying to think of someone in the modern game who is consistently a walker.
“It’s a really interesting debate and something that got blown so out of proportion maybe because the Australians were frustrated they had wasted two referrals.”
He continued, “It was an important moment in the game because, let’s be honest, if Belly and I hadn’t put on those runs, we wouldn’t have won the Test match so we would only have won 3-1 or something.”
Later, ahead of the 5th Ashes Test, Broad admitted that he knew he was out and debate again raged over whether players should walk or not.
The Australian coach, Darren Lehmann was fined $3000 for breaching the International Cricket Council’s code of conduct, as he accused Broad of “blatant cheating” in a radio interview.
He recounted his conversation with Lehmann in the dressing room at the Oval after the conclusion of the series.