"Absolute Rooter!"- Twitterati furious as Joe Root survives controversial LBW call

Joe Root has got away with yet another controversial decision in the ongoing India vs England Test series. Coincidentally it was again regarding an LBW off the bowling of Axar Patel. During the second innings of the third Test, Root was adjudged out by the on-field umpire when he tried to play for the spin, but the ball from Patel went straight on with the arm.

The England skipper thought about going for a review and after consulting with Ben Stokes at the non-striker's end, went for it. Third umpire Shamsuddin was in the hot seat again as he had to make yet another close decision.

This time, he took a long watch at different angles through replays. When there was a spike on the snickometer, the ball was fairly close to both the bat as well as the pad. It was an incredibly tough decision to make as it could have gone either way.

Twitter reacts to Joe Root's controversial LBW decision

Shamsuddin concluded that there was enough evidence to overturn the on-field decision, noting that "there is a clear spike when the ball is beside the bat." Joe Root was given not out, but Indian skipper Virat Kohli was certainly not amused with the decision.

The emotions of the Indian skipper were resonated by the fans on Twitter, as they were furious over Joe Root getting away with a similar decision last Test too. They took to Twitter to express their anger and here is what they said:

Third Umpire botches Joe Root’s decision .. it was pad first .. these guys can’t make decision with the tools available. Wonder it was because of moaning of English team yesterday..

— sidharthas (@sidharthas) February 25, 2021

Second time lucky in as many tests. Joe Root. It was pad, bat and pad. #ENGvIND

— Hitesh (@hitesh_439) February 25, 2021

Joe Root survived the third umpire’s decision! Batsmen often gets the benefit of doubt favour! It was pad-bat-pad moment! #INDvsEND

— The Political Rants (@ThePoliticRants) February 25, 2021

It was a tough oneBut as someone pointed out to me, root took time. Which means no bat

— AD (@cricadharsh) February 25, 2021

If ball hit the bat first , Root had taken drs immediately. This decision may lead the England a good score in this inning.#INDvsENG

— Sachin Jakhmola (@sachinjakhmola3) February 25, 2021

Because Joe Root was out. The ball heat the pad first .It was very clear. But the third umpire was under pressure.

— Bhushan Gandhakte (@Bhushan_1603) February 25, 2021

The world will be a better place without an Indian in charge of DRS.Forget Cricketing sense, they don't have basic logical sense to understand that a Batsman doesn't consult with partner till last second to refer for DRS if he had hit the ball#INDvENG#JoeRoot

— Ambika (@apmahapatra) February 25, 2021

Worth noting that, for Joe Root, the LBW call in Chennai that was umpire's call on impact and the LBW call in Ahmedabad that was deemed to be bat-first, two crucial LBW decisions have gone in favour of England and their captain in this series.

— Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) February 25, 2021

#JoeRoot Absolute Rooter

— Muhammad Tahir Iqbal (@TaHHir26) February 25, 2021

Day 2 began with India just 13 runs behind England's modest first-innings total of 112 runs. It seemed the visitors would be blown away in the third Test too. But Joe Root was the nemesis for the hosts again, this time with the ball in his hand.

The 30-year-old picked up his maiden five-wicket haul in Tests and the hosts slumped from 98-2 to 145 all out. India are fighting back as England are only 17 runs ahead with 4 batsmen back in the shed. The hosts would look to bowl out England as soon as possible.