SKY SPORTS were forced to apologise after Ben Stokes swore at a fan during England’s fourth test with South Africa.
The batsman appeared to be agitated by taunts from a person off-camera and was heard retaliating as he left the pitch following his dismissal.
Live TV footage picked up Stokes gesturing to someone as he headed down the tunnel, saying: “Do you want to say that to me outside the ground?
“You f***ing four-eyed c***.”
It is unclear exactly who Stokes was talking to or what had caused the cricket star, 28, to become frustrated.
But commentators had to apologise for the language during Friday afternoon’s session of the opening day.
Stokes was naturally irate at his exit from England’s first innings in Johannesburg.
Rassie van der Dussen caught the Ashes and World Cup hero in the slips off Anrich Nortje’s bowling for a score of just two.
In the previous match, Stokes had knocked a hugely impressive 120 as the visitors took a 2-1 series lead.
But they suffered something of a middle order collapse in the decisive Wanderers test after an opening stand of 107 from Zak Crawley and Dom Sibley.
Stokes’ early exit was the fourth wicket to fall for 50 runs in the third session, England going on to reach 192/4 at stumps.
