England, Joe Root and India
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"I personally think that if you want to keep getting the ball changed then each team gets three challenges every 80 overs and that's it"
England batter Joe Root has proposed a rule for ball changes during a match as he took a sly dig at Team India amid the Dukes ball controversy. Meanwhile, Sunil Gavaskar has criticised the poor quality of the balls.
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India Today on MSNJoe Root on sleepless night of 99 not-out in Lord's Test: Went through every shotJoe Root spent a restless night on 99*, replaying every shot and possible dismissal in his head. By morning, he had sealed his 37th Test hundred — but the nerves never truly left him.
Jasprit Bumrah has achieved a huge record in international cricket after dismissing Joe Root in the first innings of the third Test at Lord's. Bumrah removed Root after the English batter had reached his 37th Test century.
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India had raised concerns after the second new ball was replaced just 10.3 overs into its use. Jasprit Bumrah had taken three wickets in his first 14 deliveries with the original ball, but India failed to take any more wickets during the session,
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3 challenges every 80 overs: Joe Root's DRS-esque solution for ball change issueJoe Root has suggested a solution for the frequent ball change issue in the ongoing series between England and India. There were frequent ball changes during Day 2 of the Lord's Test, which saw Shubman Gill have an animated chat with the umpires.
India's Jasprit Bumrah dismissed Ben Stokes, Joe Root and Chris Woakes in the first half an hour of Day 2 of the third Test to run through England.