Team India captain Shubman Gill strongly criticized the delay of delayed by England openers at the end of the third day of the Lord’s Test and said that coming to the crease with a delay of 90 seconds is not in accordance with the spirit of the game. In the final moments of the traditional press conference before the fourth Test in Manchester, when the question was asked about the tension on the ground during the third Test, Gill replied in a sharp way.
What did Shubman Gill say
When Gill was asked a question about the conflict in Lord’s, he said, ‘Yes, many people are talking about it, so let me make everything clear at once. The English batsmen had seven minutes to play that day, but they came to the crease 90 seconds late, not 10 or 20 seconds, the whole 90 seconds late.
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Gill further said, ‘Yes, most of the teams delay this kind and if we were in that situation, we might also want to play some overs, but there is a way to do so. If you get hurt on the body, then physio can come. But deliberately coming to the crease 90 seconds late, I do not get into the spirit of sports.
The last over of the third day was taken by Jasprit Bumrah, and he played a satirical clapping on the delay of Zack Croly. During this time there was some sharp conversation between Ben Docket and Indian players. Gill, playing his first series as a Test captain, was also very excited in that moment and he spoke to Crlay “showing courage”.
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Gill said- it should not have happened
Gill said, “Even before that incident there were some things that should not have happened, but still happened. I would not say that I am proud of him, but all this did not happen suddenly. We had no intention from our side. When you are playing on the field and playing for victory, feelings are also attached. When you see such things that do not see, sometimes they are out.
What did Ben Stokes say
A few minutes before Gill’s press conference, England captain Ben Stokes also said that if the Indian team starts a battle of words, their team will not back down.
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