Ravi Shastri remained on the referees after they decided to go to change the ball just after the first break of the drinks on the 3rd day of Lord’s test on Saturday 12 July. Directly, because the game survived after India began a strong note, the referees turned out that they looked at the ball and went about change.
It happened right after the drinks were ready, and the players were ready to continue the game just to be held by the judges. Ian Ward and Shastri were on the commentary and the first was a delayed frustrated. He said the situation was ridiculous and why they did not decide at the beginning.
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“They decided to change the ball again, it is quite honestly ridiculous, because if they decided to change the ball, why did it decide at the beginning of the break for drinks?”
“We were waiting for the whole break for drinks, they should play again, and now the referees have decided to change it and go through the procedure.”
“It’s just common sense”
Shastri agreed with what Ward commented, he said it was just common sense and basic to go during a break for drinks, because there will be no prolonged stop in the game. The former Indian coach also noted that the referees tried five balls over the breakup and none of them passed the test. Shastri wondered why the five balls came first.
“I couldn’t agree more. I think it’s just common sense, what you say. It’s basic. It’s hard to explain, really hard to explain. These are cases where they forget to check the ball because you know what’s pretty amazing that they have checked 5 balls and 5 of them passed through the ring. said Shastri.
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Fans and scientists killed time This happened during the first two days of the Lord’s test. On the first day, India Bowl 83 overs saw and the second saw only 76 completion because there were many stops and changes in the ball.
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Published on:
12 July 2025
Tune
