India, July 11 -- India captain Shubman Gill was slammed left and right by former India and England cricketers for allowing Mohammed Siraj to change the second new ball because it had gone out of shape. India forced the umpires to change the second new ball after it was in play for 63 balls. It would not have been surprising if India were struggling to get breakthroughs with that particular ball but that wasn't the case. The move was described as "baffling" by former England captain Nasser Hussain because India had gotten three wickets with that ball and had extracted the most movement in the first 45 minutes of Day 2 of the second Test at Lord's.

The flashpoint occurred during the 91st over of England's innings. With India having taken ...