Tempers Flare in England-India Test Series but Captains Downplay Tensions
- On Day 3 of the third Test, tempers flared between India Captain Shubman Gill and England openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett due to time-wasting tactics by England.
- Shubman Gill expressed his frustration through hand gestures towards Crawley and Duckett as they delayed play, allowing only one over to be bowled at stumps.
- India scored 387 in their first innings, with Rahul top-scoring at 100 runs, becoming only the second Indian batter to score multiple centuries at Lord's.
- At stumps, England was at 2 for no loss, with Zak Crawley batting on 2 and Ben Duckett yet to score, after bowling India out for 387.
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