The third test match is currently being played between India and England in Rajkot. Let us tell you that apart from this match, veteran batsman Joe Root has not been able to show anything special in the series till now. So, Root was criticized a lot for the way he was out on the third day of the match.

When Root was playing on 18 runs, he wanted to bowl a reverse scoop against Jasprit Bumrah, which he often does to fast bowlers. But this time his luck was not so good and he was caught out by Jaiswal standing at third slip.

Root got the support of former veteran

However, now amid these criticisms, Joe Root has got the support of former England cricket team captain Michael Vaughan. Michael wrote on social media platform To be honest, I have no words. For me, it’s just like playing the reverse sweep and getting out. He was very successful with this shot last year.

Michael further said – When he (Joe Root) plays reverse swing on the first day of the game in an Ashes series match and it goes for 6 runs, we all are very happy and applaud. And they say great route. But when he does it against Bumrah and gets out, we say how useless it was.

See how Bumrah took the wicket of Root in the first innings of the third test.

Bumrah gets Joe Root for the 9th time in Tests.

– A terrific catch by Jaiswal….!!!!pic.twitter.com/cCxRTFZbkU

—Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) February 17, 2024

Status of India vs England Rajkot Test Match:

On the other hand, if we tell you the condition of this match, the Indian team seems to be in a very strong position at the moment. By lunch time on the fourth day, India had scored 314 runs after losing 4 wickets in the second innings and had taken a strong lead of 440 runs over England. Currently, Yashasvi Jaiswal is present at the crease with 149* and Sarfaraz Khan with 22*.