Ravi Shastri took a massive dig at England batter Ollie Pope regarding the massive controversy around the Ranchi pitch.
Ben Stokes was taken aback by the pitch for the fourth Test match against India in Ranchi and said that he has "never seen anything like that before".
England would not mind a rank turner in the fourth Test because assistance to spinners from the word go will make it a level-playing field, vice captain Ollie Pope said on Wednesday.
During England's first innings in Rajkot Test, India took a DRS against Ollie Pope when Mohammed Siraj pitched a fuller one to hit the pad of the English batter.
Ollie Pope's dismissal on Day 2 of the third Test match against India in Rajkot ruled in a minor controversy with England legends expressing their displeasure.
Ben Stokes is on the cusp of joining the list of players in Test cricket history who have played more than 100 games.
On England's return to India, spinner Rehan Ahmed was stopped from leaving the airport in Rajkot as he only had a single-entry visa.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said in a statement on Tuesday that the Indian authorities had found some discrepancies in Rehan Ahmed's paperwork and that they were working towards resolving it.
After the end of the first two games, the India vs England five-match Test series is perfectly poised at 1-1.
Rohit Sharma said that Ollie Pope's wicket was crucial and hoped that he can take many more catches like that throughout the series.