On the first afternoon of the fourth Test, the Manchester audience showed no mercy to India captain Shubman Gill as he came out to bat. Following Gill's verbal altercation with Zak Crawley during the third test at Lord's, his heated outburst at the pre-match press conference elicited a loud response of boos.

After being forced to bat, India got off to a strong start at Old Trafford, with the openers scoring 94 runs. However, England responded powerfully during the second session of Day 1, removing both openers: Liam Dawson brought Jaiswal's stay to an end, while KL Rahul edged Chris Woakes to Crawley at slip.

Jeers reverberated throughout the stadium as Gill exited the locker room. He received a hostile reception from the audience, who were still moved by his audacious remarks about English players. However, the Indian captain retaliated in style, momentarily quieting the audience with two well-timed and precise shots to get off the mark.

Additionally, it demonstrated how far Gill has come in dealing with psychological games on the field, which had previously unnerved him in the series. In Birmingham, he famously fell victim to Harry Brook's banter, which cost him a chance at a triple century, and then to Ben Duckett at Lord's, who confronted him the day after the Crawley altercation.

Nonetheless, Gill's tenure did not last long. Ben Stokes delivered the ideal blow—a ball that angled in and slammed into Gill's pad after Gill decided to leave it alone. India The ball struck the top of the off stump after being examined by No. 3. Stokes then gave a lively, aggressive celebration that completed England's retaliation with a fiery reaction.

What had Gill stated during the pre-match press conference?

Prior to the fourth Test, Gill claimed that England players broke the "spirit of the game" by stalling play in the exciting third Test at Lord's last week.

On the third day of the test, which the host country won by 22 runs to take a 2-1 series lead, Gill was not pleased with the tardiness of England batsmen Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett at the crease.

The breaking point occurred when India was only able to get through one over, while England's openers were forced to bat for the last seven minutes.

"Let me just set the record straight once and for all because so many people have been discussing it," Gill stated. "On that day, the English batsmen were 90 seconds late to the crease, leaving them with seven minutes of play remaining. Ninety seconds later, rather than ten or twenty.

"Not something that comes in the spirit of the game," Gill continued, describing England's behavior.

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