England skipper Joe Root has apologised to Moeen Ali for saying that the all-rounder has “chosen” to go home after the second Test despite it being agreed upon as part of the national team’s rotation policy, according to multiple reports.
After taking eight wickets and top-scoring with an 18-ball 43 in England second innings on Tuesday in the second Test in Chennai, his first match since Ashes 2019, Ali chose to stick to the original plan and left for United Kingdom for a 10-day break.
Root’s comment though meant that the all-rounder received flak.
According to a report in Mirror, Root apologised to Ali at the team hotel for making the rotation policy decision sound like a personal choice. A report in The Guardian said that the captain spoke to Ali in private and acknowledged his mistake.
Following a 317-run loss to India in Chennai on Tuesday, Root had said:
“Moeen has chosen to go home. It’s obviously been a very tricky tour for him. As we mentioned at the…