Jasprit Bumrah had bowled the last over on day three and sarcastically clapped at Zak Crawley for delaying the game right before stumps. Words were also exchanged between Indian players and Ben Duckett at the other end. In his first series as Test captain, Gill too was fired up and asked Crawley to show some guts
Shubman Gill (Pic: AFP)
India captain Shubman Gill pulled no punches on Tuesday when asked about the tense moments during the third Test at Lord’s, particularly criticising England’s opening pair for deliberately delaying their entry to the field.
Gill was referring to the incident late on Day Three, when the English openers took an extra 90 seconds to arrive at the crease following the fall of India’s final wicket.
"Yes, a lot of people have been talking about it, so let me just clear the air, for once and for all, the English batsmen on that day, they had seven minutes of play left, they were 90 seconds late to come to the crease, not 10, not 20, 90 seconds late," he said.
"Yes, most of the teams they use this (delaying tactic), even if we were in a position, we would have also liked to play lesser overs, but there is a manner to do it, and we felt, yes if you get hit on your body, the physios are allowed to come on, and that is something that is fair. But to be able to come 90 seconds late on the crease, is not something that I would think, comes in the way of spirit of the game."
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Jasprit Bumrah had bowled the last over on day three and sarcastically clapped at Zak Crawley for delaying the game right before stumps. Words were also exchanged between Indian players and Ben Duckett at the other end.
In his first series as Test captain, Gill too was fired up and asked Crawley to show some guts.
"Just leading up to that event, a lot of things that, we thought should not have happened, it had happened, and it's not, I wouldn't say it was something that I am very proud of, but there was a lead-up and build-up to that, it didn't just come out of nowhere, and we had no intention of doing that whatsoever," Gill went on.
"But it is just, you are playing a game, you are playing to win, and there are a lot of emotions involved, and when you see there are things happening, that should not happen, sometimes the emotions come out of nowhere," added Gill.
Minutes before Gill's pre-match press conference, England captain Ben Stokes had said that his team won't hold back if they get verbal volleys from the Indian team.
(With PTI inputs)
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