The competition for the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy is getting hotter. There will be a cracker of a fourth Test in Manchester in the future since the bad blood from the last game at Lord's is likely to spill over. In an interview on Tuesday, India's captain Shubman Gill explained the events of Day 3 of the Lord's Test, during which he lost his composure and lashed out at England openers Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley for purposely wasting time.

The hosts had a challenging six minutes to deal with on Day 3 of the Lord's Test, which England ultimately won by 22 runs. During this time, India might have bowled two overs. Nevertheless, Jasprit Bumrah's deliveries kept Zak Crawley at bay, preventing India from getting a second over.

Shubman Gill even approached the stumps and yelled, "grow some f****** b***s" at Zak Crawley. After being struck on the hand, Gill asked for a physio, which led to another intense argument with the right-handed hitter a few balls later.

Since none of the sides took a back seat, the entire Indian squad rushed at Duckett and Crawley, making their goals clear. Following the conclusion of the Lord's Test, the England camp initiated a "spirit of cricket" discussion, alleging that India also targeted two of their openers on the last day after India's 11 players went hard against them.

Gill, on the other hand, corrected the record, noting that England hitters arrived 90 seconds late to the crease on the third day and then proceeded to waste more time, which was against the "spirit of the game."

Let me set the record straight once and for all since there has been a lot of discussion about this. On that day, the English batsmen still had seven minutes of game remaining. Gill informed reporters on the eve of the Manchester Test that they arrived at the crease 90 seconds after schedule.

"90 seconds late, not 10 or 20. The majority of the squads do employ this strategy. We would have preferred to play fewer overs even if we had been in a position to do so. However, there is a way to accomplish it. Additionally, we believed that the physios were permitted to enter if you were struck on your body. "And it's something that is fair," he continued.

'Nothing I'm particularly proud of'

Gill also said that he isn't particularly pleased with what transpired on the field during the third day of the Lord's Test. The field saw several occurrences that shouldn't have, and this caused him to lose his temper, he added.

However, I don't believe that arriving 90 seconds late on the crease is in the spirit of the sport. Moreover, in the days leading up to the incident, several things had occurred that, in our opinion, shouldn't have. And I wouldn't say that it's anything I'm particularly proud of," said Gill.

However, it was preceded by a buildup and lead-up. It didn't happen by accident. And we never meant to do anything like that. You're simply playing a game you're playing to win. And a lot of emotions are involved. Additionally, the emotions might strike unexpectedly when you observe events that shouldn't be occurring, he continued.

India must win in Manchester in order for England to maintain its lead in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.

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