Heather Knight accuses Deepti Sharma of lying over England vs India run-out row

England cricket captain Heather Knight has accused Indian bowler Deepti Sharma of lying about a controversial run-out in their one-day game on Saturday.

Charlie Dean was run out at the non-striker’s end by Sharma, who stopped in her delivery stride to take the wicket and give India a 16 run victory. 

Dean’s dismissal sealed a 3-0 series win for India, and left the 21-year-old in tears.

Debate has ensued since the controversial moment, with broadcaster Piers Morgan even describing it as a “pathetic way to ‘win’ a cricket match”. 

But Sharma claimed Dean was “repeatedly” warned during her innings about leaving her crease early.

“It was a plan, because we had warned her repeatedly,” she told reporters upon her return to India. 

“We did things as per the rules and guidelines. We told the umpires as well, but she was there [outside the crease]. We couldn’t do much.”

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Knight, who missed the game at Lord’s through injury but was still in attendance, denied Sharma’s claim that Dean had been warned. 

“The game is over, Charlie was dismissed legitimately,” she wrote on Twitter. “India were deserved winners of the match and the series. But no warnings were given.

“They don’t need to be given, so it hasn’t made the dismissal any less legitimate.

“But if they’re comfortable with the decision to affect the run out, India shouldn’t feel the need to justify it by lying about warnings.”

Dean also told BBC Radio Solent that she would never attempt the controversial ‘Mankad’ move herself. 

“I think, myself I’d never do that,” she said. “It was a tough day [on Saturday], for sure. I think you can tell that I still haven’t quite gotten over it.”

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