Emotions ran high on Day 2 of the fifth Test at The Oval as former England captain Joe Root was involved in a rare on-field confrontation with Indian pacer Prasidh Krishna.

The heated exchange unfolded early in Root’s innings on Friday, with Prasidh unleashing a barrage of verbal taunts during the 24th over. Uncharacteristically, Root did not turn the other cheek, responding in kind and engaging in a prolonged war of words. The normally composed English batter appeared visibly irritated, continuing to chirp back at the bowler through the over.

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Umpire Kumar Dharmasena was forced to step in and separate the two players before the situation escalated further. Mohammed Siraj also became involved briefly, exchanging words with Root before tempers cooled on both sides. Even after the over ended, Root was seen approaching the umpire.