On Day 4 of the third Test match against England at Lord's, Mohammed Siraj experienced a busy day. Siraj maintained his intensity in the second session, putting the England batsmen under pressure after taking two wickets and surviving a bad review in the first. Siraj's delivery in the 38th over caused the side's main batter, Joe Root, to have problems. The ball suddenly shifted into the right hander.

Root had moved across and down the field, missing the pitch entirely, and had been hit in front of middle. Siraj and India were persuaded by the possibility of three reds occurring without a bat. However, umpire Paul Reiffel was unaffected, and the DRS system displayed 'umpire's call' upon impact. Siraj's rage was evident, and he let out an exasperated yell as he went back to the bowling mark, while the Indian team made no attempt to conceal their disbelief.

Abhimav Mukund, who was on television, also noticed that Siraj "stared" at Reiffel while he returned to bowl. But after the nearly miss, even Anil Kumble couldn't help but make fun of the umpire. "You thought it was crashing into the inside of the stump," said fellow commentator Jonathan Trott right after the umpire made his ruling. It was barely missing leg stump when you observed that regular pace. Once more, England endures. India is now animated.

However, Anil Kumble's reaction really broke the atmosphere. He responded with a wry chuckle and an obvious hint of irony: “It seems Paul Reiffel has decided that it is going to be not out. Anything that is close, not out.

The root will fall out soon

Root was soon out for 40, though, thanks to a vital breakthrough for India made by spinner Washington Sundar, and the miss didn't harm India all that much. Jamie Smith was further dismissed by him for eight runs, as England responded with six wickets down for 175 at Tea.

After both teams ended the first innings with the same score of 387, the outcome of the Lord's Test will be determined on second innings.

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