India, Aug. 2 -- There has been no lack of headbutting going on in the England vs India Test series, as particularly through the latter half of this five-match campaign players from both teams have gone at it against each other with verbal jabs thrown.

This reached a peak, however, on Day 2 of the final Test, as Ben Duckett received an extreme send-off after being dismissed by Akash Deep, with an arm around his shoulders as the batter walked off.

The southpaw opener was credited for his patience by a different England lefty, as current assistant coach Marcus Trescothick mentioned that Akash was lucky not to receive a bigger response from Duckett.

"I was just saying, many in my time, a lot of players, would have just dropped the elbow o...