[WATCH] Mohammed Siraj Mocks Joe Root, Asks To ‘Play Bazball’ During ENG vs IND 3rd Test at Lord’s

The much-awaited game of the five-match Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy began today at the iconic Lord’s. Amid the ENG vs IND 3rd Test, Mohammed Siraj was heard playfully mocking Joe Root. The event transpired during the 31st over of the first innings on Day 1.

Mohammed Siraj Teases Joe Root Over Bazball Style

Siraj started his eight over with four dot balls, which is quite un-Bazball for the English side, given that they like to go for at least one boundary per over. After his penultimate delivery, the Indian pacer sledged the on-strike batter to shuffle his approach.

He said, “C’mon, Baz, Baz, Bazball. Now Play Bazball. C’mon, I want to see.”

He ended with another dot, leading to a maiden over.

Root had amassed just 25 runs off 50 balls. On the other side of the pitch, Ollie Pope was on 16 runs off 53 balls. The scorecard at that time read 89/2 with runs coming in at less than three rpo.

Earlier, Ben Duckett departed after a 40-ball 23 and Zak Crawley after a 43-ball 18. Nitish Kumar Reddy had taken both wickets in the 14th over of the innings.

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India Topples England in 3rd Test at Lord’s

After a historic win for a Jasprit Bumrah-less India in Birmingham, the action moved to the Home of Cricket in London. In the first two Tests, India batted first, in a Bazball style, giving England a taste of their own medicine. India’s batters were not as aggressive in style, however, they played huge knocks to dominate the scoreboard. Compared to India’s 1,000+ runs in the last Test, England could manage about 600 runs.

Coming into the third Test on a ground that has a significant slope, Ben Stokes chose to bat first after winning the toss. The Root-Pope duo went on to add 109 runs off 211 for the third wicket.

Pope was dismissed in the 50th over by Ravindra Jadeja. He could make only 44 runs with the help of four boundaries. The popular bowler, Bumrah, also took a wicket. He bowled out Harry Brook for just 11 runs.

Till the third Session, no sixes were hit, while only 23 boundaries were struck in 69 overs. The scoreboard read 215/4 with Root (75 off 152) and Stokes (28 off 56) unbeaten on the crease.

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