Team India Fast Bowler, Akash Deep, produced a sensational delivery to reject the veteran of England Joe Root on day 4 of the second test in Edgbaston in Birmingham. However, the dismissal of Root aroused the controversy, several fans and commentators questioning the legality of the delivery.
India declared its second round at 427/6 in the last session on Saturday July 5. They set a target of 608 points for England to win the match. The hosts lost three counters before the stumps on day 4. Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley and Joe Root did not have an impact on the Indian Quisors in the last Overs.
Joe Root’s dismissal is stretching the controversy without bullet 4 in Edgbaston
The dismissal of Joe Root aroused controversy, many calling it a non-ball. Akash Deep returned the root for only six points with a full bullet that crashed into the stumps. However, a few moments after the dismissal, the commentator of the BBC, Alison Mitchell, said that the ball should have been called without ball.
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She pointed out that the foot was about two inches above the line. His observation sparked a missed no-ball debate.
“The delivery of Akash Deep – who, we said, was largely in the fold – his foot on the back folded. It looks about two inches. Perhaps a little more. But comfortably. So his rear foot, which must land in the line, just get around two inches on the line. Not picked up!” Said Mitchell.
𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐨 🥶 🥶 🥶 🥶 🥶 🥶 🥶 🥶 🥶 🥶 🥶 🥶 🥶 🥶 🥶 🥶 🥶 🥶 🥶 🥶 🥶 🥶#Akashdeep uproot #Ortoot With a burning swinger, his second window firmly puts England on the rear foot 🤩#Engvind 👉 2nd test, day 4 | Live now on Jiohotstar ➡ https://t.co/2wt1uwecdi pic.twitter.com/avu1sqrrcg
– Star Sports (@starsportsindia) July 5, 2025
Ravi Shastri defends Akash Deep, says that Joe Root’s dismissal was legal
Ravi Shastri weighed on the controversy surrounding the dismissal of Joe Root, saying that the delivery of Akash Deep was legitimate. The former head coach of India and the current commentator said that Akash’s foot landed in the return fold, which makes the ball legal.
What the MCC law says 21.5.1:
“For a delivery to be just with regard to the feet, in the stride of delivery (21.5.1), the rear foot of the launcher must land inside and do not touch the return folding in its indicated delivery method. (21.5.2) The front foot of the bowler must land with a part of the foot, whether it is set to the ground or the statement – on the same side of the imaginary line of the two lines.”
Root experienced a disappointing outing in the Edgbaston test. He only achieved 22 points out of 46 deliveries in the first round and was dismissed for only 6 in the second.
Akash Deep replaced Jasprit Bumrah by playing XI for the Edgbaston test
Defending a massive objective of 608 points, Indian quisors reduced hosts to 72/3 by strains. Mohammed Siraj rejected Zak Crawley for a duck. Akash Deep then took two key counters, removing Ben Duckett for 25 and a root of breathtaking Joe for 6.
Deep ended the day with 2/36 eight overs figures, while Siraj returned 1/29 out of five. At the end of the game on day 4, England was under pressure, still dragged by 536 points, with Harry Brook and Ollie Pope in the fold.
Earlier in the match, Akash also impressed in the first round in England, ending with 4/88 in 20 Overs. He withdrew Duckett and Ollie Pope from consecutive deliveries and then rejected the Harry Brook well established for 158 and Chris Woakes with the second new ball.
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