Stokes was seen laughing in a sarcastic manner after the third umpire gave Gill not out.
During the second over of India’s innings, Gill edged a delivery from Stuart Broad to second slip, where Ben Stokes seemed to have caught the ball. However, the on-field umpire preferred to go upstairs while giving soft signal as OUT.
After seeing the replay from just one angle, third umpire C Shamshuddin decided to overrule the on-field soft signal and Gill survived.
While other England players expressed dissent at the third umpire’s decision, Stokes was seen laughing in a sarcastic manner.
Reacting on the incident, defending IPL champions Mumbai Indians (MI) tweeted: “‘You cannot do that, Ben Stokes!’”
Indian fans were also left bewildered by Stokes’ laughter and wondered whether he knew the catch was not clean.
Here are the tweets:
Earlier, India bundled out England for a paltry 112 in their first innings. Akshar Patel was the star with the ball for the hosts, taking 6 wickets for 38 runs. R Ashwin also chipped in with three scalps.