India vs England: After the 16-minute drama of England players refusing to leave the field in the IMC Over-60s Cricket World Cup 2026 being played in Canada, another controversy of cheating has arisen in cricket. This incident happened just a few weeks after Saltburn’s ‘Clicky Ponting’ made international news. Last month, amateur cricketer Brian Devine from Saltburn, North Yorkshire went viral on social media. In this footage, he was shown standing as a slip fielder and snapping his fingers. Watching the video, it seemed as if the ball had hit the bat. Devine was actually trying to get caught out behind by deceiving the umpire. Video evidence showed that not only were they successful in doing so, but they were doing so repeatedly. On the other hand, Brian Devine’s actions created an uproar in the media and the cricket world was shocked. Soon after, Saltburn suspended him. He has been jokingly nicknamed ‘Clicky Ponting’ after the great Australian batsman Ricky Ponting. At the same time, England batsman Taimur Alam was given out LBW (Leg Before Wicket), but he refused to leave the field. At the same time, Taimun Alam says that he should not have been given out and ultimately the decision was changed. India were defeated by 8 runs. In the over-60 World Cup match between England and India on Monday (August 17, 2026), England batsman Taimur Alam was given out LBW (Leg Before Wicket), when his team’s score was 62 runs for 2 wickets. Despite being given out by the umpire on 30 runs, Taimur Alam refused to leave the field. Earlier, he had waved the bat to indicate that the ball had hit his bat. The game was delayed for more than 15 minutes due to Alam remaining at the crease even after being given out. In the end, the decision of out was changed on the basis of the batsman’s decision not to move. At the same time, after being given out, Taimur Alam scored 10 more runs and was out for a total of 40 runs. England scored 167 runs for 7 wickets in their allotted 45 overs. After this they bowled out India for 159 runs and won by eight runs. In this way, the 10 extra runs scored after Alam was given out proved important in England’s victory. The England team has not condemned the incident. When Alam was given out LBW, he was batting with England captain Edward Lennox. A stain on cricket! At the same time, people associated with the World Cup tournament and those present at the England-India match have described Alam’s behavior as ‘extremely shameful’ and ‘a stain on our great game’. This incident was discussed a lot on social media, even the great South African cricketer Barry Richards gave his opinion on it. Richards wrote on Facebook that no, this cannot be right. Perhaps a lifetime ban should be imposed, but the match should definitely be forfeited. If it is left like this, it can become a big problem in future. The player had just kept the bat outside. The England-India match was being live streamed online and Rashid Mahmood of England was doing the commentary. Mahmood said on this that he (Alam) was keeping his bat outside. He can’t do that. At the same time, during the entire incident, the Indian players looked confused as to why Alam remained at the crease and the game was halted for a long time. According to the rules of cricket, if the umpire gives out to a batsman, he has to respect the decision and leave the field. Amateur cricketer Brian Devine was seen snapping his fingers to make it appear as if the batsman had been ‘caught behind’, when in reality the batsman had not even touched the ball. The batsman had not caught the ball. Amateur cricketer Brian Devine was seen snapping his fingers to make it appear as if the batsman had been ‘caught behind’, when in fact the batsman had not even touched the ball. Due to his antics on the cricket field, Divine started being called ‘Clicky Ponting’ on social media. Due to his antics on the cricket field, Divine started being called ‘Clicky Ponting’ on social media. Alam did not do so, but finally after 15 minutes the decision was changed and the game resumed. Later in a Facebook post, Mahmood said that the Alam incident and the controversy that followed had affected him a bit. Let us tell you here that the teams of India and England are also participating. This tournament is being played in Mississauga and Toronto, Canada in August 2026, which also saw controversy during a match between England and India.
