Birmingham: India skipper Virat Kohli mocked at Joe Root’s ‘mic drop’ celebration with his own version of the gesture but the England captain took it sportingly, saying ‘it adds to the spectacle of Test cricket’.
Kohli’s act came after his direct throw from mid-wicket found the England captain short of crease after having added 100-plus runs with Jonny Bairstow on the opening day of the first Test.
We played some good cricket sans the final session (day 1). We had good partnerships on a wicket that did a bit all day. That gives our bowlers a lot of confidence
Joe Root
“I did not see it in the middle. Saw it last night (Wednesday) after day’s play. It adds to the whole spectacle of Test cricket. Gives a bit of humour to it. It also makes it for a very entertaining series. Let’s see how things pan out over the course of the five Tests,” Root told Sky Sports ahead of day two.
Kohli’s animated celebration of Root’s run out was a response to the England skipper’s ‘mic drop’ gesture during the ODI series, when he had dropped his bat dramatically to celebrate his hundred.
Talking about his mix-up with Jonny Bairstow that led to the run out, Root added: “It was a human error. It happens unfortunately. You hear a call and you trust your mate. It happens. I could have easily said no (to the second run) as well. No hard feelings there.”