Shannon Gabriel had earlier been suspended from the Mirpur Test in November 2018 when he reached the threshold of four demerit points.
n the third Test on Monday, Root was picked up on a broadcast feed saying to Gabriel: "Don't use it as an insult. There's nothing wrong with being gay."
While England managed to avoid themselves from a whitewash, West Indies won the series 2-1 in brilliant style, and despite losing on Tuesday it finished with smiles.
Root was en route to his 16th Test century when he was seen answering back to Gabriel who may have said something at the end of the over.
Root was 111 not out, reaching his first half-century and century in eight innings, with the West Indies already having won the series 2-0.
Part-time spinner Roston Chase claimed a career-best figure of 8/60 in Tests as West Indies demolished England by 381 runs in the 1st Test, taking a 1-0 lead in the series.
Bridgetown, Barbados: Captain Alastair Cook scored his first century in two years to lead England out of early trouble against the West Indies on the first day of the third and final test at Kensington
ST.GEORGE'S, Grenada: England openers Alistair Cook and Jonathan Trott wasted no time building a strong reply to the West Indies first-innings 299 on the second day of the second test Wednesday.After a day shortened to
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