India, July 22 -- England captain Ben Stokes minced no words as he fired back at the International Cricket Council (ICC) for slow over-rate penalties during the World Test Championship (WTC). His remarks come after the Three Lions were docked two crucial WTC points for maintaining a slow over-rate during the Lord's Test, which the hosts England won by 22 runs against India last week. Apart from two points being taken off, England were also fined 10 per cent of their match fees.

Stokes said that the rules need to be different, and venues should be considered when deliberating upon slow over rates. He said that the rules cannot be the same for the SENA countries and Asian conditions.

The England all-rounder, who was adjudged Player of the...