‘Asli kahaani toh yeh hai’: Irfan Pathan explains why Akash Deep’s wicket-taking delivery to Joe Root was not a no ball
There has been plenty of chatter about the ball from Akash Deep that sent Joe Root packing in the second India vs England Test at Edgbaston. Root was dismissed for just six runs with the game on the line. Root’s dismissal meant that England were in dire straits, slumping to 50/3. That day, England were 72/3 at stumps of day 4, needing 536 runs to win. But India managed to level the series 1-1 with a 336-run victory.
In the aftermath of England’s defeat there was controversy brewing, at least in some sections of England media with claims that the ball should have been chalked off as a back-foot no-ball.
But former India cricketer Irfan Pathan has ended the nontroversy with a breakdown video for broadcasters Sony Sports Network, explaining why the Akash Deep delivery was a legal one.
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