The Indian Test team has won several memorable overseas victories over the past few years. Although few in India's illustrious cricket history compare to the team's twin-series victories in Australia (2018/19 and 2020/21), there have been others that have established India's reputation as one of the top Test teams in contemporary cricket. One of those victories occurred in 2022, when India triumphed over England at the legendary Lord's cricket stadium, winning by an astounding 151 runs.

India were in a bit of difficulty on the last day of the Test, with the team at 181/6, ahead by 155. Prior to the day's commencement, Shastri disclosed that the team had agreed that a target of 170–180 would be competitive. But, the next day, Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah formed a great partnership, and Shami led India to declare at 298/8d after hitting an undefeated half-century.

It was during that renowned team huddle, led by Virat Kohli, the then-Indian captain, that he uttered the iconic words, "Unleash hell," to his teammates. Finally, India bowled England out for 120.

In his talk with Nasser Hussain and Michael Atherton, Shastri went into great length about the moment he knew Kohli would be energized during the team discussion.

“We had a conversation in the morning (Day 5), during which we merely said, ‘try and get England to chase 170 and we are winning this’.” We weren't considering how many points we would ultimately score; all we needed to do was give them 170–180, and we could win this game," Shastri stated.

"Our assault was fantastic. We had a strong attack with Bumrah, Siraj, and Ishant Sharma. The last wicket partnership followed, which favored England. Michael Atherton declares, "England are favourites!" in the Times.

"I'm reading all of this while riding the bus. When we arrived here, the partnership contributed around 100 (89 runs), which cheered up the locker room. Since it was during the Covid era, the huge space was empty. Since there were no members permitted, the entire squad stood there and formed a corridor for the two players to return and greet them. Once they went out for the huddle, I knew right away that Kohli would say something to them. At that point, he yelled, "Unleash hell!"

This week, India returns to Lord's.

Under the leadership of Shubman Gill, a new-looking India will return to Lord's three years after the memorable victory at the location, without its stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. India is also in high spirits after defeating England by a staggering 336 runs in the second Test at Edgbaston.

The series is currently level at 1-1.

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