Indian skipper Shubman Gill finally broke the silence on Lord’s misconduct with the English openers from the pre-match conference at Manchester.

India are trailing in the series and will advance to play the fourth Test at Old Trafford, a venue that has been an absolute curse for India, as they have never won a Test match on this ground.

However, young skipper Shubman Gill is revamping the Indian Test squad and has already led India to their first-ever victory in a Test match in Birmingham.

Shubman Gill ends the Lord’s controversy with a colossal statement

Indian skipper Shubman Gill has been attacked with immense criticism after the heated exchange with English opener Zak Crawley during the final minutes of Day 3 at Lord’s.

The English batter deployed his strategies of time wastage as he looked to play just one over before the end of the day’s play, a common tactic adopted by Test teams.

However, the Indian skipper looked visibly displeased with the event as he charged towards the batter with sharp abuses and also engaged in a tussle with the non-striker Ben Duckett.

Though some, like Ricky Ponting, backed Gill for this aggression, he received more criticism from various cricket pundits for his unwanted anguish.

Shubman Gill had now responded, saying that it was not the call to the physio or the field delay that irked him; he was rather left infuriated because the English batters arrived on the field after a 90-second delay.

Although the time might sound lame, the circumstances made it evident that India was desperate to get more overs and put early pressure on England.

Shubman Gill was quoted as saying, “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 or 20; they were 90 seconds late. Yes, most of the teams use this; even if we were in a position, we would have liked to play lesser overs, but there’s a number 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 come 90 seconds late on the crease is not something that I would think comes in the spirit of the game.”

However, Gill confessed that everyone is playing the game to win, and hence, sometimes, unwanted emotions are often vented out on the field.

“They were 90 seconds late to come to the pitch. Not 10, not 20, 90 seconds late”

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Ben Stokes warns India of the consequences of sledging

England skipper Ben Stokes is a great character on the field, known for his high morale and great captaincy skills.

When India engaged in a verbal spat with England, they replied during the Indian batting innings with brutal bowling and provocative sledging. They projected their attitude of not letting go easily.

Ben Stokes had reflected on this exact attitude multiple times. He said that they are not willing to begin any controversies, but would not let go of anything that comes towards them.

Shubman Gill confirms Rishabh Pant for the 4th Test

Indian skipper Shubman Gill confirmed from the press conference at Manchester that Indian wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant is fit to play at Manchester.

Rishabh Pant’s injury at Lord’s was a major concern for India, as he was out of the field for the majority of the match and could not keep wickets, hence needing Dhruv Jurel as the substitute gloveman.

Pant batted in both innings despite the finger injury, but this time he is expected to play both as a batter and a wicket-keeper for India in Manchester.

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