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Root Dismissal In Ranchi Test Sparks Controversy
England batter Joe Root's LBW dismissal in 4th Test vs India in Ranchi resulted in a debate.
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The batter got hit on the front pad by an R Ashwin delivery during England's second innings in the game.
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Umpire was unconvinced with the appeal hence gave it not out but India decided to go upstairs.
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In the review, UltraEdge made it clear that Root didn't get his bat on it and then Hawk-Eye got into the act.
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Hawk-Eye then stated that the ball was pitched inside the line of stumps and would have hit the leg stump.
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The on-field umpire's decision was thus overturned as the ball was found to be hitting the leg stump.
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Joe Root, who had scored 122 not out in the first inings of the game, had to depart for 11 off 34 balls.
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Many experts and fans felt that the ball was pitching outside the leg stump and Hawk-Eye was wrong.
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