'Lasted 7 Minutes': Internet Goes Berserk As India & England Players Clash At Lord's
The internet was in splits as well as in debate as sparks flew between the Indian and the English players during the final over of Day 3 at Lord's, as some words were exchanged with India blaming the hosts of deliberately wasting time and ensuring that a second over isn't bowled in their second innings.
In the last five minutes on Day 3, there was enough drama with India skipper Shubman Gill and Zak Crawley engaged in a confrontation, which could have turned uglier after the former, in some choicest language, requested Crawley to show some guts while facing ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah.
'I've been moaning about slow play, so it feels strange to me that my favourite over of the series, the final one of the day, lasted 7 minutes 😂," former England pacer Stuart Broad tweeted in the wee hours of Sunday, July 13.
I've been moaning about slow play so feels strange to me that my favourite over of the series, the final one of the day, lasted 7 minutes 😂— Stuart Broad (@StuartBroad8) July 12, 2025
'The last 5 minutes sum up everything about this series. Phenomenal. Loved the drama," Dinesh Karthik tweeted.
Memes flooded the internet, with several fans saying that Gill reminded them of ace batter Virat Kohli's aggression against opposition teams. Let us take a look at some of the memes:
Shubman Gill's father to Virat Kohli https://t.co/GdjGbuR6qS pic.twitter.com/SPphdD6G9v — Sagar (@sagarcasm) July 12, 2025
Zak Crawley must be thankful that London doesn't come under the jurisdiction of DSP Siraj pic.twitter.com/BtjzolaJzJ — Dinda Academy (@academy_dinda) July 12, 2025
Re bhaiyya chutte Lagaan 🔥 pic.twitter.com/OK5JRFPK3q — Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) July 12, 2025
At stumps, England were 2/0, leading by just two runs after the first innings scores of both teams were tied.
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