KP: Stokes “devalues its wicket” | "Bairstow in batting nirvana"

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Ben Stokes was finally caught brilliantly by Jasprit Bumrah halfway through – one ball after being dropped by the same defender.
Ben Stokes was finally caught brilliantly by Jasprit Bumrah halfway through - one ball after being dropped by the same defender.

Kevin Pietersen thinks England captain Ben Stokes is 'devaluing his wicket' and has urged him to follow the example of Jonny Bairstow, a man whom Mark Butcher says knows 'hitting nirvana ".

Stokes was dropped twice before being caught halfway for a wayward 25 on day three of the fifth LV=Insurance Test against India at Edgbaston as he played another entertaining but fleeting shot .

The left-hander has fallen similarly throughout the summer, looking to lead the game against the opposition as he lives out the attacking mantra he and coach Brendon McCullum have championed.

Stokes' outing this time left England 149-6 in response to India's 416 before Bairstow's third cent from four innings, a 106 from 140 balls, eventually propelled the hosts to 284 all.

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KP: Stokes “devalues its wicket” | "Bairstow in batting nirvana"

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Ben Stokes was finally caught brilliantly by Jasprit Bumrah halfway through – one ball after being dropped by the same defender.

Ben Stokes was finally caught brilliantly by Jasprit Bumrah halfway through - one ball after being dropped by the same defender.

Kevin Pietersen thinks England captain Ben Stokes is 'devaluing his wicket' and has urged him to follow the example of Jonny Bairstow, a man whom Mark Butcher says knows 'hitting nirvana ".

Stokes was dropped twice before being caught halfway for a wayward 25 on day three of the fifth LV=Insurance Test against India at Edgbaston as he played another entertaining but fleeting shot .

The left-hander has fallen similarly throughout the summer, looking to lead the game against the opposition as he lives out the attacking mantra he and coach Brendon McCullum have championed.

Stokes' outing this time left England 149-6 in response to India's 416 before Bairstow's third cent from four innings, a 106 from 140 balls, eventually propelled the hosts to 284 all.