The Indian fielders led by Gill gave Crawley sarcastic claps before Day 4. Later, things got heated when India pacer Mohammed Siraj dismissed Duckett with a fiery send-off.
Day 3's confrontation between Shubman Gill and Zak Crawley at Lord's was the most noteworthy.
A critical moment in the contest, the dismissal of Rishabh Pant at 74 had repercussions throughout the match as India lost by 22 runs to go down 1-2 in the five-match series.
India lost the nail-biting thriller at the Home of Cricket by 22 runs as England overcame Ravindra Jadeja’s lion-hearted effort to take a 2-1 lead in the series.
The incident which Broad referred to took place right before Stumps on Day 3. Then an agitated Shubman Gill made an obscene gesture at Zak Crawley.
Gill arrived at the crease in the 13th over of India's second innings. A hostile England camp greeted the 25-year-old.
The moment Shubman Gill took strike following Karun Nair’s dismissal, a wave of chatter erupted among the England players.
With 32 sixes each, West Indies and New Zealand were in first place, but Team India has now reached 36 maximums in the series.
The time wasting tactics by Zak Crawley made Shubman Gill angry and he was also seen passing a obscene gesture at the England opener.
Former England pacer Steve Harmison was highly critical of the decision, pointing fingers at Mohammed Siraj rather than the ball.
Shubman Gill protested about the shape of the ball after a few deliveries of the 91st over, when the second new ball was only 10.4 overs old.
This was the second slowest run-rate for England in a home Test in the Bazball era.
With KKR stacked with talent, Shubman Gill was forced to bat lower down the order, mostly at No. 6 and 7 the entire season.
With three more Tests remaining, Shubman Gill could rewrite more records in the history books for good.
Shubman Gill finished with 430 runs in both innings combined at Edgbaston, the best score by an Indian in a single Test match.
Harry Brook's 158-run knock in the opening innings of the second Test match against India at Edgbaston put him in the lead.
The episode between the two started with Joe Wilson, a BBC cricket journalist, pointing out India's poor record at the venue to Shubman Gill.
Sourav Ganguly after lavishing praise also warned Shubman Gill of what's coming next.
Shubman Gill orchestrated India's 336-run victory by leading from the front. He also became the first cricketer to score a double century and a 150 in the same Test.
In addition to his purple patch with the bat, Shubman Gill gained notoriety for an off-field decision that generated a lot of debate.
Rank | Team | Points | Rating |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Australia | 3732 | 124 |
2 | South Africa | 2873 | 115 |
3 | England | 4469 | 112 |
4 | India | 3515 | 107 |
5 | New Zealand | 2409 | 96 |
6 | Sri Lanka | 2364 | 88 |
7 | Pakistan | 1705 | 78 |
8 | West Indies | 1865 | 72 |
9 | Bangladesh | 1648 | 61 |
10 | Ireland | 152 | 30 |
11 | Afghanistan | 104 | 21 |
12 | Zimbabwe | 137 | 8 |