Mitchell Starc slammed for 'I'm not Deepti' remark while not running out the non striker

During the 3rd T20I between Australia and England, Mitchell Starc had an interesting conversation with Jos Buttler which was caught on the stump mic.

The fast bowler warned the English opening batter of not leaving his crease early when he was at the non-striker's end and gave the reference of Deepti Sharma.

"I am not Deepti, but I might do it. Doesn't mean you can leave early," Starc told Buttler. It was a clear dig at the Indian women's team bowler who recently ran out England's Charlie Dean in a similar fashion during an ODI game at the Lord's. That left the fans and experts divided over rules and fair play.

Starc's comment didn't go down well with Indian fans. Even former India batter Hemang Badani lashed out at the Aussie quick and said "Grow up Starc. That's really poor from you. What Deepti did was well within the rules of the game." Badani even criticised Starc of bringing Deepti into this and added that isn't what the cricket world expects of him.

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