England v India: Controversial run secures 3-0 series shutout for visitors

With England needing 17 runs to win against India and with one wicket remaining, Charlie Dean was knocked out of the side non-attackers as bowler Deepti Sharma stopped in her delivery stride to take the winning wicket.

He is often referred to informally as Mankad, after Indian rapper Vinoo Mankad, who was the first player to adopt the type of exhaustion in a test match.

The wicket was followed by much debate and distracted from Jhulan Goswami's farewell to international cricket and India's one-day international blanking 3-0 against England, which culminated at Lord's as England were knocked out 153 to 170.

"It divides opinions. I'm not a fan, but that's what India thinks," England captain Amy Jones said. "It's within the rules, and I hope it doesn't take away the shine from a good summer and a good streak.

"Dean didn't look like he was going out any other way."

Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who was named player of the series, defended her teammate's decision.

"I thought you would ask about the first nine wickets because they weren't easy to take. It's part of the game. I don't think we've done anything new. These are the rules of the ICC," she said.

"I think that shows an awareness of what batters are doing and I will support my players."

Many believe that dismissal , which has only happened four times in men's ODI cricket and never before in women's cricket, goes against the spirit of cricket, with some players expecting a bowler to first warn the batter if he feels he is straying from his territory.

"It didn't left the bitterest taste in your mouth at the end of this international summer? I'm stunned," England all-rounder Georgia Elwiss said on the BBC's Test Match special.

"I can't. I think the Indian team felt that was the only way to get a wicket. I don't think Charlie Dean was trying to get any advantage. This is ridiculous.

"To me, Harmanpreet Kaur must be looking at her side and wondering, " How do we want to win cricket matches?' Can't she withdraw this call?

"It tarnished the shine of Jhulan Goswami's great departure She does the lap of honor but everyone in the floor is just amazed at how it ended."

England players were visibly unimpressed with the dismissal and Dean, who was just three points away from his first international half, was left in tears at the end of the game .

"I don't really know what I think because I don't think it's in spirit of the game," said former England spinner Alex Hartley on BBC Test Match Special.

"I can't believe it happened but I can believe it happened , and that it's Deepti Sharma.

"She always, always threatens to do so as a team you will talk about it. England came a lot closer to what India would have imagined and they did.

"I don't think that's the way an international game should end. England are going to be absolutely seething.

"I was waiting for India to win this game, for England to make a mistake and India will win it outright."

England bowler Kate Cross, who took 4-29 to help India to a 169, said it was India's choice but she won't personally.

"Ultimately, it's Deepti's choice how she going about that, and we lost that game of cricket," Cross said.

"What we said in the locker room, it is that we didn't lose the game because of that last wicket. We are disappointed to have lost the match more than anything else.