Former Indian skipper Sunil Gavaskar said that Joe Root was lucky to still bat on day 4 after his on-field close call was turned down by the DRS.
Joe Root scored 40 runs off 96 balls and played a key role in England scoring 192 runs in their second innings. Root added a 67-run stand with Ben Stokes (33 runs off 96 balls).
Finally, Root was dismissed by Washington Sundar in the 43rd over just before the end of the third session. Root's wicket triggered a collapse for the hosts as they were bundled out for 192 runs in their second innings just after tea.
It Was Knocking Leg Stump Off - Sunil Gavaskar
Meanwhile, the decision concerning Joe Root happened in the 38th over of England's second innings. The ball came back in sharply after pitching and thudded into his pads. Though the pitched well outside off stump, the impact was on the line of the stumps.
The appeal was turned down by umpire Paul Reiffel and then Shubman Gill took the DRS. The replays showed that the ball would have just gone onto kiss leg stump.
Meanwhile, Sunil Gavakar came up with a diferent opinion regarding the decision. He said that since the ball hit Root's pad in line of the stumps, the ball would have gone onto hit the middle-leg or the leg stump and not just kiss the stumps.
"You're saying it was going to kiss the leg stump? There's no way. It was knocking the leg stump off. The impact was between off and middle stump and you are saying that it is going to miss the leg stump? No way that the ball is going to move that much. The only good thing is that India have not lost the review," Gavaskar said on Sony Sports.
Former England batter Jonathan Trott who was commentating on air for Sky Sports said that he was "flabbergasted" by the umpire's decision".
"I am flabbergasted. Having looked at that replay, I thought it was crashing into the inside part of the leg stump. Watching it in real time, I couldn't believe it was missing," former England batter Jonathan Trott added on air.
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India Chasing 193 Runs To Win Lord's Test
England slipped to 154 runs for five wickets just before tea. In the post-lunch session, India came back strongly and bowled out England for 192 runs. Sundar who dismissed Root before stumps, took the wickets of Ben Stokes (33 runs off 96 balls), Jamie Smith (8 runs off 14 balls) and Shoaib Bashir (2 runs off 9 balls). He bowled a spell of four wickets for 22 runs in almost 13 overs. Jasprit Bumrah dismissed Chris Woakes and Brydon Carse cheaply before Sundar closed the innings out. India are now chasing 193 runs in their second innings to win the Lord's Test.
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