Man-of-the-match Raina was caught by Cook at slip when he had 41 but received a life as seamer Steven Finn had inadvertently broken the stumps at the non-striker's end in his delivery stride.
India, on 178-4 off 35 overs, needed 80 to win off 90 balls at the time, and umpire Steve Davis subsequently called the delivery a dead ball, reprieving Raina, on the basis that Finn's actions had distracted the batsman.
But Botham said: "I don't think it is a distraction. I, myself, have done it many times as have many opening bowlers - Shaun Pollock immediately springs to mind - who have come in and tried to get close to the stumps only to catch the stumps as you are bowling. That's not called a dead ball.
"Ravichandran Ashwin runs up to bowl, stops and then bowls - is that a distraction? All I will say regarding the wicket is that Raina wasn't distracted; he was bitterly disappointed to be out. It takes a little while for the decision to be made."
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