The poison curator of the Oval ground has exposed. The controversy over his quarrel with Gautam Gambhir was not calm, now he has been seen standing near the pitch with England coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes. Indian batting coach Sitanshu Kotak had highlighted the reason for the quarrel, saying that Fortis had asked the Indian support staff to keep a distance of 2.5 meters from the pitch, while now Stokes is seen standing near the Fortis pitch with McCullum himself.

England coach players go near the pitch without stopping, make it clear that the rules of Curator Lee Fortis apply only to the Indian team and the players. This shows the double parameters of Fortis that they did not stop Stokes and McCullum from going near the pitch. Even he was seen laughing.

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-INSPECTION at Oval Pitch pic.twitter.com/iu0Moq2rjh

– Ajay. (@Crycloverajay) July 30, 2025

The extent was reached when England batsmen Joe Root and Oli Pope were seen practicing shadow over the main pitch of the match. Shadow practice is when batsman assesses things like a ball and bowler without a ball and bowler. The rules made by Fortis for the Indian team flew away when we were practicing on the pitch wearing root and pope spike shoes. While the Indian team did not wear spike shoes, they were still advised to stay away from the pitch.

The way the picture and video of the quarrel with Gautam Gambhir’s curator became very viral. Similarly, pictures of England players practicing on the pitch and standing near Ben Stokes, McCullum’s pitch have created a ruckus on social media.

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