Following the injury to Reece Topley, Ben Stokes calls boundary markers "stupid."
England all-rounder Ben Stokes has slammed the “stupid” length of boundary marking sponges at stadiums after seamer Reece Topley changed into dominated out of the Twenty20 World Cup having suffered a leg harm via way of means of stepping on one all through a fielding drill.
Topley, who has picked up 22 wickets in as many T20 games, sustained ligament harm to his left ankle beforehand of a warm-up conflict towards Pakistan and changed into changed via way of means of fellow rapid bowler Tymal Mills for the match in Australia.
The triangular sponges – which might be approximately 20 cm in peak and width – have grow to be more and more more not unusualplace in cricket venues round the arena and provide marketing and marketing space, however Stokes stated the sport`s government ought to additionally cope with participant protection.
“It`s stupid. Unfortunately, it`s taken one in all our gamers to be dominated out … to make human beings notice,” Stokes stated
“I`m quite positive it`s some thing they are able to examine however you recognize what it`s like – every person desires to get their names on somewhere.
“But you examine participant protection and the truth he`s stood on it and it`s ruptured ligaments and now he`s out of the World Cup – it ought to be appeared at. I`m devastated for him.
“We`re all simply genuinely gutted for him that he`s neglected out … due to the fact he might had been one of the first names at the group sheet.”
But England captain Jos Buttler performed down the issue, pronouncing that it turned into an accident.
“I don`t suppose it's miles a large issue,” Buttler said.
“People used to play withinside the beyond and not using a boundary rope and used to run right into a fence.”
England, T20 World Cup champions in 2010, will open their marketing campaign in opposition to Afghanistan in Perth afterward Saturday.
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