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From abuse to applause—what happened to Crawley with Gill?
Shubman Gill is showing a new face! He is known as a calm cricketer. But Gill is seen as a very rough table in the Lord’s Test against England.
From abuse to applause—what happened to Crawley with Gill?
The language in which he spoke to Jack Crawley on the last over of the third day yesterday, accusing him of wasting time, may even lead to a fine at the end of the match. England’s expert coach Tim Southee sees such behavior of the Indian captain as ‘duplicity’.
After India were all out in the first innings for 387 runs, England batted only 1 over yesterday. Batting in the late afternoon is difficult for any batsman. The tendency to waste time is seen in some batsmen at such times, and the England openers have also tried to do the same on this journey. Jack Crawley stepped out of his stance while Jasprit Bumrah was running with the ball. Not once, but twice.
Gill got angry at Crawley’s attempt to waste time. The Indian captain was caught on the broadcast mic making inaudible remarks to the England opener.
The situation became even more heated when the physio was called after he was hit on the fourth ball of the over by a crawling finger. The Indian cricketers rushed towards him and started clapping sarcastically. It took 7 minutes for Bumrah to finish his over. That is why India had the opportunity to bowl two overs at the end of the day, but had to stop at Bumrah’s over.
The issue came up in the press conference after the end of the day in such a heat. Tim Southee, who appeared before the media for the England team, said, “It is always exciting to see the moment of heat between the two teams at the end of the day. But I don’t understand what exactly they were complaining about when Shubman Gill was lying on the field getting a massage yesterday afternoon (the second day of the match). At the end of the day, such things (wasting time) are part of the game. It is a thrilling way to end the day.”
