The England team was in turmoil when two of its players tried to play “football” with red cherries during a post-lunch session on the fourth day of the second Test.
Footage emerged from official broadcasters where one England player passed the ball to another, who used his spikes to trap it, as allegations of ball-tampering stormed social media faster and faster.
However, Indian batting coach Vikram Rathor felt it was “not intentional”.
“We saw it much later but I don’t think it was intentional,” Rathore said at a press conference later in the day.
The Indian team has not filed an official complaint with match referee Chris Broad. The incident was recorded in the 35th over of the Indian second innings, which was bowled by Ollie Robinson.
The players’ faces were not visible in the footage. The matter did not move forward and the umpires did not change the ball.
In fact, when an Indian fan asked Stuart Broad on social media whether it was intentional, the injured England seamer replied: “Of course, it was not.”
Broad’s explanation was that if the umpires were required to examine the ball after a particular incident to ensure that there was no foul, then every six would require a ball test.
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