India, July 14 -- England set India a 193-target to win, but it could have been a little less - four runs to be precise - had Paul Reiffel not erred in his decision on Joe Root. The former England captain, who scored a gritty 40 in the second innings, was batting on 36 when he survived a close LBW call. Root shuffled on the off-side, with a ball from Mohammed Siraj rapping him on the pads. Umpire Reiffel remained unmoved, but Siraj and India captain Shubman Gill believed it was a lot closer. They immediately went upstairs, and that's when things got exciting.

The ball had pitched in line and impacted, too, and even as its trajectory clipped the top of the leg stump, the umpire's call prevailed. The decision sent shockwaves among broadcas...