Former England Test captain, Joe Root has made a shocking reveal and said that Ben Stokes didn't listen to him during his stint as the captain. Root took over the reins following Alastair Cook's resignation from the top job. Root captained the team from 2017 to 2022. He was replaced by Stokes. Before the 4th Test against India, Root was asked about Stokes' workload. The star all-rounder bowled tirelessly in India's second innings of the Lord's Test. Root revealed that Stokes doesn't listen to anyone, and ignored him even when he was the captain.

"You can try, but it doesn't make any difference. I tried for five years. I mentioned it but he doesn't always listen to me. He didn't listen to me when I was captain!" Root said.

"That's his call now. It was an incredible effort to be able to do that, but that's just how he's built, I guess. He's just desperate to be the man and make things happen. It's a great sign for us moving forward, it really is, because that's back to his best. He's got that mentality and that desire to win games and we're lucky to have him as our leader."

Stokes bowled 20 overs in India's first innings. He went for 63 runs and scalped 2 wickets. Stokes bowled many back-to-back overs in India's chase and bowled 24 overs. He only went for 48 runs and scalped 3 wickets.

The England captain dismissed KL Rahul, Akash Deep and Jasprit Bumrah in his long spell. Jofra Archer, who was playing his first Test in 4 years, was also the pick of the bowlers. He dismissed Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant and Washington Sundar in his spell. India were bowled out for 170 and lost the Test match by 22 runs.

The fourth Test of the series will be played in Manchester from July 23 to 27. England will clinch the series should they win the 4th Test.