Ravindra Jadeja, a Team India all-rounder, criticized Joe Root to take the run as the latter reached 99 on day one of the third Test against England at Lord’s Cricket Ground on Thursday (July 10). The Yorkshire batter took the necessary single to reach three figures after Jadeja was spotted making a hand gesture and rolling the ball around the ground.
The event happened in the last over of the day, which was sent down by Akash Deep. Root started it by taking a brace off the second delivery while he was on 96. The right-hander nudged it to point on the fourth delivery, taking a single. The Englishman, who had arrived at the non-striker’s end, smiled when Jadeja cheekily challenged the right-hander to take a single.
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— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) July 10, 2025The former England captain remained not out at 99 as Ben Stokes firmly blocked the over’s last two deliveries, and he will only have another chance to reach 100 on day two.
Joe Root and Ollie Pope Partnership Puts England on Top After Strong Day 1 at Lord’s
Root’s undefeated 191-ball performance held together England’s innings on an attritional day of cricket after Ben Stokes chose to bat first. Following a 43-run opening partnership between Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley, Nitish Kumar Reddy dismissed the two in his opening over.
Root and Ollie Pope persevered through some difficult times and chose to wait rather than play aggressively on a challenging surface. After tea, Jadeja ended the pair’s 109-run partnership by dismissing the latter for 44 with the opening ball. In addition to battling an injury, Ben Stokes to the crease in the 50th over of the innings and scored a patient 39 from 102 deliveries. At 251/4, the home team ended the day.
Nitish Kumar Reddy was Team India’s best bowler on the day, with statistics of 14-0-46.2.
