England batsman Joe Root on Wednesday described his century celebration in the 3rd ODI against India in Leeds as his “most embarrassing moment”. Root, who was facing criticism for a string of poor performances before the start of the series, scored an unbeaten-100 in 120 balls to take the Three Lions to an 8-wicket win. After completing his century, he dropped his bat in a “mic-drop” style to celebrate his 13th ODI hundred.
“It was a car crash. I’ve not heard the end of it. It was something I immediately regretted,” he said.
“You’d think if you were going to do a celebration like that you’d have smacked it 30 yards out of the ground but it didn’t really get there did it?” the batsman said.
“It was the most embarrassing thing I’ve done on a cricket field,” he added.
the two teams will now square off in a five-Test match series starting from August 1 at Edgbaston. India announced their squad for the first three Tests on Wednesday.
