Joe Root had the rub green going his way as he survived a LBW call, which left many surprised during the fourth day of play in the third Test between India and England at the Lord's Cricket Ground on Sunday (July 13) during the fourth day of play.

After India took four wickets in the first session, the hosts were under massive pressure, with their hopes relying on Joe Root and Ben Stokes. Root, the world no.2 Test batter, got a stroke of luck in the 38th over after a big appeal from India after Mohammed Siraj struck him on the pads.

After the on-field umpire gave him out, Indian captain Shubman Gill called for a review. The replays appeared to show Root in trouble with the ball pitching in line and the batter shuffling in the crease. However, to the surprise of many, Hawk-Eye showed it was an umpire's call, which meant Root survived.

Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar and ex-England batter Jonathon Trott were left surprised by the replays.

"You're saying it was going to kiss the leg stump? There's no way. It was knocking the leg stump off. The only good thing is that India have not lost the review," Gavaskar said.

"I am flabbergasted. Having looked at that replay, I thought it was crashing into the inside part of the leg stump. Watching it in real time, I couldn't believe it was missing," Trott added.

Fans were also left baffled with questions asked of Paul Reiffel for the original call, and even the ball-tracking technology questioned

"It seems as if Paul Reifel has decided that anything close, it's not out," Indian cricket legend Anil Kumble called out the umpire.

However, the decision did not hurt India as Root departed after making 40 runs in 96 balls after a stunning delivery from Washington Sundar.

Earlier, Root had made his 37th Test century in the first innings to move into the top 5 on the list of players with most tons in Test cricket history.