Everyone is aware that Virat Kohli enjoys being in the thick of a game. The right-handed batter is bested by heated verbal exchanges and duels on the field, and one may only guess how the former India captain would have responded if he had participated in the Lord's Test against England, which saw tensions rise on Day 3. There was a lot of verbal interaction between the two sides during the final two days of the third Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. For the heated send-off he gave to Ben Duckett, Mohammed Siraj was penalized 15% of his match costs.

The Shubman Gill-led India team suffered a devastating loss in the Lord's Test. After failing to chase down 193, the guests were defeated by 22 runs. However, it was a real endorsement for the longest format, and one will never forget the sight of Joe Root and Zak Crawley approaching Mohammed Siraj to console him following his dismissal.

As Virat Kohli excelled in such circumstances, Australia's women's team captain Alyssa Healy said that she would have loved to see him in the thick of such a tight match.

Halfway through the Indian Premier League (IPL) season in May 2025, Kohli declared his retirement from Test cricket. After 123 games in which he amassed 9230 runs at an average of 46.85, the 36-year-old announced the end of his Test career.

"I couldn't help but observe the approach the two teams were taking. I enjoyed it. I really liked how hot it was. The ongoing discussion. I was only considering the competition itself. "Fun, huh?" Healy said in the Listnr podcast.

For the sake of the current Indian team, I shouldn't be making this statement. However, it made me long for Virat Kohli a little. In that harsh setting, attempting to salvage that Test match, I think he would have excelled. Jadeja made every effort, though, she said.

'Well within the bounds of the law'

At one point during their pursuit of 193, India were 112/8. However, Ravindra Jadeja, along with Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj, mounted a counterattack. Nonetheless, Shoaib Bashir bowled Siraj, giving England a well-known victory, just as it seemed as if England was in trouble.

On the third day of the Lord's Test, India captain Shubman Gill became enraged and used vulgar language on live television, urging England opener Zak Crawley to "grow some f*****g b***s."

On the third day, England needed to bat out for six minutes before the end of play. India may have gotten in two overs, but Crawley intentionally wasted time, making sure the visitors only bowled one.

Gill approached the stump mic and expressed his sentiments to the England openers. Nevertheless, Healy said that it was completely unnecessary considering that India itself had several breaks during the Test.

"That's perfectly acceptable within the regulations. This entire grey area, this entire spirit of the game, is not appropriate for this setting. However, you are referring to the game itself. Given that India had a 15-minute beverage break throughout the entire day before Crawley did that, she continued, India cannot then get upset about it.

You may have raised the pace of the game during the day if you had wanted a few more overs at England. That's where things may have begun, in my opinion. Throughout the series, there was some dissatisfaction with some of the DRS decisions and officiating. Things had been lingering, and ultimately they passed. However, I enjoyed it. She said, "It was amazing."

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