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Indian captain Shubman Gill and Zak Crawley exchanged words. Ben Stokes also reacted angrily when India batted the next day.
During the Lord’s Test between India and England, players from both sides were involved in heated argument. England openers were wasting time at the end of Day 3, which upset the Indian team. Indian captain Shubman Gill and Zak Crawley exchanged words. Ben Stokes also reacted angrily when India batted the next day.
Mohammed Siraj gave a fiery send-off to Ben Duckett. The ICC punished him.
Former England captain Nasser Hussain said that the send-off didn’t deserve a penalty.
“One of the standout moments of the Test was how India targeted Crawley. The England openers delayed their start by 90 seconds! They were quite clever, slowly making their way down the stairs and pretending to get lost in the long room. India rightly took them on, and that clearly got everyone fired up,” Nasser Hussain said.
“Then, Siraj got really fired up, and I think he’s a better cricketer when he’s like that. You’d want Siraj in your team. I didn’t think he should’ve been fined. He got close to the line, stood right in Duckett’s face, but didn’t barge into him. If anything, Duckett moved towards him to get off the pitch. It wasn’t a shoulder barge. It’s a game of emotions, and we don’t need 22 robots out there,” Hussain told Sky Sports Cricket.
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