IND vs ENG: The catch that Joe Root took to create a world record has created controversy; he was accused of cheating
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The controversies in the third Test match between India and England are not stopping. On one hand, there is a controversy over the Duke ball, while on the other hand, another new controversy has taken birth. Joe Root made a world record by catching Karun Nair at Lord’s. Now questions are being raised about this catch.
The third Test match is being played between India and England. England scored 387 runs in the first innings. After this, the Indian team had scored 145 runs for the loss of 3 wickets after the end of the second day’s play. On the second day, Karun Nair tried hard to stay at the crease. However, he could not stretch his innings long.
Controversy over Root’s catch
Karun Nair came out to bat at number-3 in the third Test match against England. He showed a lot of patience at the beginning of the innings. However, he was deceived by a ball from Ben Stokes. Ben Stokes bowled the 21st over against India. On the second ball of this over, the ball took the edge of Karun’s bat and went towards the slip, where Joe Root dived and caught it.
Accused of cheating
After this, in the review, it seemed that the ball was touching the ground. The third umpire considered this catch legal. According to him, when the ball fell on the ground, Root’s fingers were under it. This is why Karun Nair’s innings ended. Nair scored 40 runs in 62 balls.
Video viral on social media
Now the video of Root’s catch is being shared a lot on social media, in which fans have questioned the umpire’s decision. Also, Joe Root was accused of cheating. Fans on social media called this catch wrong. Fans even said that Root should have shown cricketing spirit by speaking the truth.
Root made a world record
Let us tell you that Joe Root became the fielder who took the most catches in the history of Test cricket. He has created a new history by breaking Rahul Dravid’s world record. Root now has 211 catches in Tests. Dravid had taken 210 catches in Tests.
