Former Indian head coach Ravi Shastri slammed England bowler coach Tim Southee to target Indian captain Shubman Gill in the day 3 drama at Lord’s third trial in the ongoing third test of Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.
The drama came out on 3 on the day of the third Test, when England opener Zak Crolly pulled away from the crease twice, as Jasprit Bumrah was about to bowl. It was very clear that they were just trying to delay the game and avoiding facing another one on the day of the ongoing God.
This made the Indian cricket team very angry, especially Shubman Gill, who went to Crowlie and made a hot exchange with it. The situation deteriorated when Croli hurt his fingers and called for physio, causing more disappointment in the Indian camp.
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Tim Southee made fun of Shubman Gill
Gill went to the English opener on the face and even called the impact player and made fun of him, suggesting that the Croly was injured, and the rest of the Indian players clapped, showing disappointment on how the hosts were playing tricks to hit time on 3 days.
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After the match, Tim Southee accused Gill of double standards. He said that India should not complain as Gill himself took a long break for 2 days of massage.
Southee said at the end of the day’s game, “It is always exciting to see both sides animated towards the end. I am not sure that they were complaining about when Shubman Gill was massaging in the middle of the day. It is clearly part of the game when you are near the end of the day.
Ravi Shastri hit Tim Southee back on Shubman Gill controversy
But Ravi Shastri, who is known for her blunt and fearless views, returned to England’s bowling coach defending Gill. He called Southee’s remarks unnecessarily and said that Gill’s anger was understood. The former Indian head coach has insisted that treating injury is not the same as wasting time on the purpose.
The commentator said that moments like Lord’s drama add spices to the game and are completely fine if they live within the limits. Shastri said that the hot exchange is part of the play of Test cricket, saying that it is good to fight something on the field between the players.
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Ravi Shastri said on Sky Sports, “If I was wearing an Indian hat, I must have done all that. We call that spectacle. All this is allowed, and you want all that. You can’t just ‘Good Morning … Good Evening’ and go home until you cross the line.
Well, India matched the first paan score of England’s 387, riding a brilliant century with KL Rahul and a solid half -century from Ravindra Jadeja. Rahul’s best knock laid the foundation, while in the ongoing five -match Test series, Jadeja’s consecutive fifty helped him match the clan in Lord’s.
