US EditionIndia Captain Gill Accuses England of Violating 'Spirit of the Game' Ahead of 4th Cricket Test
LONDON, ENGLAND, JUL 22 – Shubman Gill condemned England's 90-second delay in arriving at the crease as against cricket's spirit after their slow over-rate cost them two World Test Championship points.
- India captain Shubman Gill criticized England for arriving 90 seconds late to the crease during the third Test at Lord's, calling it against the spirit of the game.
- The postponement occurred after England’s opening batsmen employed tactics to face only a single over during the final seven minutes, which heightened tensions between the two sides.
- Gill admitted he was unhappy with how events proceeded in the middle and reluctantly tolerated delaying tactics while also apologizing for swearing at Crawley amid rising tensions.
- England captain Ben Stokes said his team had no plan to provoke India but stated they would not back down or take a backward step if confronted.
- The incident influenced England to adopt a more combative approach, with head coach Brendon McCullum and mental skills coach Gilbert Enoka working to develop the team's tougher outlook ahead of upcoming series.
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Shubman Gill's complaints about England's behaviour are deeply ironic
OLD TRAFFORD — In the week it emerged England are working with Gilbert Enoka, the mental skills coach responsible for the All Blacks “no d***heads” policy, there was an irony in India captain Shubman Gill accusing the Bazballers of contravening the spirit of cricket.Enoka, the psychologist who helped New Zealand’s rugby union team win back-to-back World Cups in 2011 and 2015, has been brought in by Kiwi head coach Brendon McCullum to take Englan…
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