India, July 10 -- As the 3rd Test between India and England stands evenly poised at lunch, with the hosts reading 83/2, Ravi Shastri thought, well, 'let's have some fun', play resumed in the second session. Test matches usually bring a lot of poise and patience. Hence, it's not always that the commentators must discuss what's transpiring on the ground. Often, they tend to drift away a little - and rightfully so - to hold their and the public's interest levels. And that's exactly what Shastri did when he playfully called one of India's pacers a 'joker'.

The conversation began when Mohammed Siraj charged towards Ollie Pope when the England batter played a ball onto his pads. As the ball got stuck between his right pad and leg, Siraj, sensi...