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London, Sep 18 (CRICKETNMORE): England all-rounder Ben Stokes has launched a scathing attack on the West Indies middle-order batsman Marlon Samuels in the newest twist of a lingering feud between the two cricketers. Hope my understanding with Ashwin helps the team says Wriddhiman Saha.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n

In an extract from his book "Firestarter", the 25-year-old added fuel to the flames of an already strained relationship by labelling Samuels as disrespectful and "lacking manners," a news agency reported on Saturday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

A feisty rivalry, which began during a Test in Grenada last year, escalated during the World T20 final in Kolkata earlier this year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"Marlon Samuels lacks respect. You get that if you have spent any time with him on a cricket field. Marlon's conduct after West Indies' victory over us in this year's World Twenty20 final showed a total disrespect for the game," said Stokes, in his autobiography, "Firestarter: Me, Cricket and The Heat of the Moment".<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"Without removing his batting pads, Marlon walked into a press conference, sat down and placed his feet on the desk. Totally lacking manners."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The two have been at loggerheads since Samuels gave Stokes an infamous send-off by saluting him after his dismissal in the Grenada Test.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The feud further escalated during the World T20 final in Kolkata when the pair went face-to-face in the middle. Photo exhibition at Eden Gardens to celebrate India's 500 Test journey.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n

"It didn't require him to give me a character assassination - bizarrely claiming I am some sort of ‘nervous laddie' - to help me form the opinion that I do not like him one bit. I believe in the saying ‘respect the game'. I don't think he respects the game," said Stokes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"Yes, he played an unbelievable innings but, because of our personal history, it stops me short of saying he's a good player. Team players are the good players in my eyes."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Samuels, who scored 85 not out, was later fined for using abusive and offensive language directed at Stokes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The incident occurred after team-mate Carlos Braithwaite hit the bowler for four successive sixes in the final over to seal the victory.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

In his book, Stokes has admitted that the feud was ignited as a result of comments he made to Samuels when West Indies were reduced to 14 for three.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"His mannerisms got me involved with Marlon. I was at mid-off and, in my enthusiasm, found myself creeping in from my position and I noticed that Samuels, at the non-striker's end, was walking around like the big easy. I couldn't resist," Stokes confessed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"'You've got a bit of a swagger on here, Marlon, considering you're 14 for three', I said. ‘Shut the f… up, you little bitch,' came the reply."<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ben-stokes16.jpg", "alt_img": "England Cricket Team", "alt_title": "Ben Stokes", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "Ben Stokes launches scathing attack on Samuels in new book", "seo_desc": "Ben Stokes launches scathing attack on Samuels in new bookLondon, Sep 18 (CRICKETNMORE): England all-rounder Ben Stokes has launched a scathing attack on the We", "seo_keywords": "Ben Stokes, England Cricket Team", "tag": "", "tagging": "", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "0", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "stokes-launches-scathing-attack-on-samuels-in-new-book", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "2339", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "0", "auto_link": "0", "created": "2016-09-18 16:49:00", "updated": "2016-09-18 16:49:00", "img_from": "", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": null, "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "1", "jio_date": "2016-09-18 16:49:00", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2016-09-18 16:49:00", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/stokes-launches-scathing-attack-on-samuels-in-new-book-19385" }