England v India 2014: I stand for what's right and what's wrong

Alastair Cook (C-L) and MS Dhoni (C-R) during toss

Holding on to his stance on the Ravindra Jadeja-James Anderson spat, Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said that he will continue to voice his thoughts against what he thinks is wrong irrespective of who does it and also warned his players that, if they cross the line, they can’t expect him to defend them.

He said: "I did something that was right and I stand for what's right and what's wrong.”

"If something wrong is happening, I will go against it irrespective of who is doing it. If one of my players gets fined and if he's within the boundary lines, I will definitely go and defend him. But if he crosses that line, I won't come and he will go alone and face the consequences.”

Physical contact and not sledging – the issue

International Cricket Council (ICC) judicial commissioner Gordon Lewis found both Anderson and Jadeja not guilty of the charges levelled against him and also overturned the 50% match fine imposed the left-arm spinner by David Boon for allegedly provoking the incident.

Dhoni said: "It was physical contact that we reported about. We never said anything about sledging. Quite a few harsh words were spoken but we didn't report that."

"In our society we have something called evidence and something called lack of evidence. So the verdict is mostly on those lines and it is time for us to move ahead."

"What is however very interesting is that Jadeja was fined and as I said (previously) there's not even one percent mistake committed from his side. So it is good for us that allegations against him were dropped based on the evidence available.”

"However it is really interesting what David Boon saw/found out on the basis of which he fined 50 percent of Jadeja's match fees."

With 2 more matches to go, the ongoing Test series between the two sides is level at 1-1. The fourth of the five Tests starts on August 7 at Old Trafford.