India Vs England: England cricketer goes on trial and mocked gay men before losing control in nightclub fight
The 27-year-old world's most expensive player went on trial in a Bristol court over a fight outside a nightclub in which he is accused of knocking two men unconscious.
England's all-rounder Ben Stokes is good at both batting and bowling, charged a fee of $1.95 million in the IPL player auction earlier this year as he waited to go on trial.
The court also told that Ben Stokes mocked gay couple before brawl.
Ben Stokes omitted from England's squad for the second Test against India at Lord's starting on thursday beacuse of court appearance which is expected to last at least five days.
Indian Squad:
Murali Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Dinesh Karthik(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma
England squad:
Joe Root, Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Stuart Broad, Jos Buttler, Alastair Cook, Keaton Jennings, Sam Curran, Ollie Pope, Chris Woakes, Jamie Porter, Adil Rashid
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First published: 7 August 2018, 13:47 IST