Former England captain Michael Atherton recently voiced a sharp critique, warning that "cricket is now a proxy for propaganda."
India and Pakistan only meet during multilateral tournaments like the World Cups, Champions Trophy, Asia Cup, etc.
England collapsed to 131 all out inside 25 overs, a total which South Africa achieved in just 20.5 overs.
Down 1-2 after the Lord's Test, India showed incredible resilience to fight back and level the Anderson-Tendulkar series 2-2.
India trail England 1-2 in the five-match series heading into the series-decider which got underway at The Oval on Thursday.
Root on Friday surpassed Ricky Ponting to take the second spot in the list of batters with most runs in Test cricket history. Sachin Tendulkar is at the helm with 15921 runs.
Ravi Shastri admitted that Joe Root has a strong chance of surpassing the great Sachin Tendulkar. But, a fellow commentator said that there would be many who would 'curse' Root upon hearing the stat.
Rishabh Pant Injury Update: Rishabh Pant had to be taken off the field by the medical team after severely hurting his foot while playing a reverse sweep on Day 1 of the 4th Test against England in Manchester.
England broke Indian hearts with a 22-run victory in the third Test at Lord's to ascend to a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.
Former England cricket team skipper Michael Atherton accused Ravindra Jadeja of ignoring the on-field umpire during the Lord's Test against England.