Virat Kohli and England players argue during the final day of first Test match at Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera, Ahmadabad. HT/Mohd Zakir
Following Dharmasena turning down the confident appeal, Kohli ran up to the batsman for an exchange of words after which square leg umpire Rod Tucker summoned Dhoni and spoke to him.
It was not clear from TV replays whether Trott had edged Sharma or not.
Earlier, Cook had stood his ground when he was declared out caught behind for 13 by Dharmasena and left the field reluctantly after his first twin-failure in this four-game series.
He was out for one in the first innings in Nagpur.