Virender Sehwag shared the following photo on his Instagram and asked his followers’ views about the visual in the caption.

Many Indian cricket followers have noticed the same and opined that this is no different from the sandpaper scandal, which led to Smith and Warner getting banned for one year in 2018.

England faced a humiliating Test series defeat earlier this year on square-turners while touring India. There is some pressure on them to win the current series at home and salvage some pride. Cricket fans will hope that the above incident of the English fielder smothering the ball with shoes is just a normal incident and not an intentional effort to alter the shape of the ball.

Here are some of the reactions from Indian fans:

“Move forward, put your bat and say Jai Bajrang Bali” - Virender Sehwag’s comical suggestion to face James Anderson successfully

James Anderson has been an arch-nemesis for India with the ball whenever the two teams have faced off over the last decade and a half. The 39-year old legendary pacer continued his good form against India in the first innings of the current Lord’s Test as he picked up yet another five-wicket haul(5/62) and was the standout bowler for the hosts.

Speaking during a discussion on Sony Sports, Virender Sehwag gave comical advice to the Indian batsman on how to tackle Anderson’s bowling. Sehwag said:

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