Gill’s Aggression SLAMMED By Former India Cricketer: ‘He Should Stick To The Attitude That…’
“Gill will learn this the hard way,” the former cricketer said.
Tempers flared in the third Test between India and England at Lord’s, and it all kicked off when team India captain Shubman Gill, on the final over of the third day, tore into Zak Crawley for attempting to waste time.
Irked by Crawley’s evident ploy to waste time towards stumps, Gill walked towards the batter and threw expletives. He then confronted the England opener right in the middle of the playing field, and the pair shared a few not-so-pleasant words with each other.
Come the fourth innings, it was England’s turn to ‘give it back’ and they did as the entirety of the English side kept firing verbal rockets at every Indian batter that arrived at the crease. Jofra Archer even gave a fiery send-off to Rishabh Pant after clean-bowling him.
Given what ended up folding, former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif believes Gill’s actions ‘charged’ England to win the Lord’s Test. He further advised the team India captain to ‘stick to the attitude’ that works for him.
“Shubman Gill’s fight with Zak Crawley charged England. After Edgbaston, there were questions about their batting, bowling and captaincy. But that incident fired up Stokes and he bowled an inspiring spells,” Kaif wrote on X.
“It is wise to stick to the attitude that works for you. Gill will learn this the hard way.”
England captain Ben Stokes admitted after the game that the incident towards the close of play on Day 3 brought out another side of his team.
“When you’re watching your two opening batters go out there for an over, and you’re seeing 11 guys all come at [them], that’s going to bring out another side,” Stokes said.