But his 11th Test fifty without a hundred since that innings ended in frustrating fashion when, with Yorkshire team-mate Jonny Bairstow calling him for a tight second run, he was run out for 80 by Kohli’s direct hit from midwicket. Kohli rubbed salt into the wound by blowing kisses in the direction of Root and putting his finger to his lips. He also did the ‘mic drop’ gesture in imitation of Root’s celebration of his one-day series-clinching hundred against India at Headingley. “I didn’t see it at the time but I saw it last night,” Root told BBC Radio’s Test Match Special in an interview broadcast on Thursday. It adds to the whole drama of this series.”England’s Broad expects pace rotation during India TestsAsked if Kohli’s celebration would fire England up, Root replied: “We’ll have to wait and see.

Source: The Express Tribune August 02, 2018 11:48 UTC