Watch: Joe Root shows sportsman spirit, asks Yorkshire teammates to not run out injured batsman

Joe Root and Yorkshire gamers displayed a powerful show of sportsmanship as he refused to expire an injured Lancashire batsman Steven Croft. The incident passed off within the 18th over of Lancashire’s run chase when Luke Wells pushed the ball in direction of mid-off and scampered for a fast single. However, non-striker Croft injured his left leg halfway and cried in agony as he fell on the pitch. Seeing this, Root requested his gamers to not run him out.
It was a vital juncture of the sport as Lancashire wanted 17 runs from 18 balls with 5 wickets in hand. At that stage, Yorkshire wanted fast wickets to get again within the sport.

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In the commentary field, former England cricketers Mark Butcher and Rob Key have been divided over Root’s choice. While Key backed Root evaluating it to soccer when gamers kick the ball out of the play when somebody is injured, Butcher discovered the “whole thing completely bizarre”.
The on-field umpire signalled lifeless ball as physio rushed to the bottom to assist Croft. The Lancashire batsman praised the opponent staff saying, “They could have taken the bails off and credit to them that they didn’t.”
The England Test skipper stated it was a ‘very difficult decision under pressure.; The 30-year-old was more concerned about Croft’s damage than working him out. “(Croft’s injury) looked very serious at first glance. In many ways it was a relief it was nothing serious. I am sure there will be many different opinions. Many people would have handled it differently.”

In the top, Croft remained unbeaten for 26 as his facet chased down the modest goal of 129 with six balls to spare.