England batsman Joe Root confronted a torrent of criticism Saturday after getting dismissed off a reverse scoop to set off England’s collapse on day three of the third Test in opposition to India. Root tried to reverse paddle India tempo spearhead Jasprit Bumrah on a ball outdoors the off-stump in Rajkot however miscued and obtained caught at second slip his newest batting flop within the collection.

His departure on 18 opened the doorways for India, who began the day on the again foot with Ravichandran Ashwin‘s sudden departure from the match in a single day to be together with his ailing mom.

Cricketers and pundits stated the previous England captain — who has clocked over 11,000 runs in 138 Tests — had misfired by making an attempt to suit into England’s attacking “Bazball” model of cricket.

“Joe Root’s latest Bazball shot is the stupidest in English Test cricket history,” learn a headline for a scathing article by Telegraph cricket author Scyld Berry.

Former captain Michael Vaughan wrote on X, previously Twitter, that Root was “far too good to gift India such a cheap wicket 20 mins into a crucial day when they are down to 10 players.”

England resumed the day on 207-2 however had been bowled out for 319, conceding India an enormous lead of 126.

Ben Duckett top-scored with 153 and skipper Ben Stokes hit 41 in his landmark a hundredth Test however the remainder of the batting fell aside. But Duckett defended his senior accomplice’s adventurous shot.

“I’d have an interest to know if these individuals had been in opposition to it when he was doing it to Pat Cummins and hitting him for six in the summertime,” Duckett informed reporters.

“It’s the same as me playing a reverse sweep and getting caught at point,” he added. “That shot has been very successful for him over the past year so next time it may go over slip.”

‘Wow, Joe Root’

Former England captain Nasser Hussain stated critics ought to maintain their fireplace for a batsman who has been profitable with unorthodox photographs.

“When he is playing those reverse scoops first ball of the day of an Ashes game and it goes for six we all jump up and applaud and go ‘wow, Joe Root’,” Hussain stated on Sky Sports.

“And he does it to Bumrah and gets out, we go ‘what a disgrace’.”

India quick bowler Mohammed Siraj returned figures of 4-84 to be chief demolisher of England’s batting together with his yorkers and slower balls.

He stated Root’s alternative of the shot had left him stunned and helped India pull forward. “If he had played a little more then it would have been difficult for us,” stated Siraj.

“Suddenly he played that shot which was not on. But it turned out good for us.”

Root, with scores of 29, two, 5, 16 and 18, has failed to fireplace within the 5 match collection, which stands degree at 1-1.