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Joe Root’s perfectly-timed sledge to humiliate rival skipper Dinesh Chandimal – NEWS.com.au
Joe Root’s perfectly-timed sledge to humiliate rival skipper Dinesh Chandimal
England captain Joe Root has humiliated rival skipper Dinesh Chandimal with a perfectly-timed sledge during the second Test in Galle.
Sri Lanka were 4/47 in the second innings with English spinner Jack Leach bowling to Chandimal in the 16th over.
Standing at first slip, Root attempted to distract the batsman with a harmless sledge: “Come on Chandi, throw your wicket away.”
And right on cue, Chandimal promptly looked to slog the next delivery, only for the top edge to fly towards James Anderson,…
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