England captain Ben Stokes has called on the ICC to re-evaluate over-rate penalties, arguing that current rules fail to consider varying playing conditions across continents. His comments follow England's WTC points deduction and fine after their Lord's Test win against India. Stokes believes that seam-dominated overs in countries like England take longer than spin-heavy overs in Asia.
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