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"Welcome To Boring Test Cricket" Gill Mocks England And Bazball With Epic Remark At Lord's

Debashis Sarangi

Shubman Gill sledged England batters [Source: @MSDianMrigu/X]Shubman Gill sledged England batters [Source: @MSDianMrigu/X]

Indian captain Shubman Gill turned his savage mode on when he took a dig at England for their slow batting in the third Test at Lord's. The moment created laughter in the Indian camp while showcasing Gill's ability to play mind games with the opposition. 

Gill Trolls England With Humorous One-Liner

The incident occurred during the second session of the first day when the legendary Joe Root was trying to form a consolidating stand with England's number three batter, Ollie Pope. Having already lost two key wickets in the form of Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett, England decided to adopt a cautious approach and wear down the Indian attack with grit and determination. 

As the English batters persistently defended the thunderbolts by Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj, the scoreboard stood still and the number of dot balls kept increasing. With his warhorses bowling their hearts out, skipper Shubman Gill decided to play the mind games with the Englishmen, trying to force a mistake by provoking them. 

England are known for their aggressive batting in Test cricket. The Bazball approach, as they call it, has been one of the major talking points among the cricketing community since Brendon McCullum's appointment as England's Test coach. 

However, with England shying away from their tried-and-tested method and adopting a plan B to counter the Indian pacers on a seaming deck, Gill took a humorous dig at Root and Pope, saying, "No more entertaining cricket. Welcome to boring Test cricket, boys."

His strategy to engage in a war of words with the Englishmen meant to encourage his own troops as well as keep the opponents under the pump. India's disciplined effort eventually paid off, as the visitors got rid of Pope and Harry Brook in quick succession in the final session. As of writing, the hosts were 176 for four in 57 overs.