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‘There were some personal attacks…’: Former Indian cricketer accuses England for ‘targeting’ Shubman Gill during Lord’s Test
Following the outcome of Lord's Test, former Indian cricketer-turned commentator Sanjay Manjrekar accused the England team for attacking Shubman Gill.
Last Updated on - July 19, 2025 4:28 PM IST
The Indian team is all set to face England in the fourth Test of the five-match series at the Old Trafford cricket ground in Manchester- set to begin July 23rd. The visitors are currently trailing the series 1-2, and the upcoming clash is going to be a do-or-die for them.
If the visiting team loses the Manchester Test, the series will to in England’s hands with a match remaining. Now, ahead of this much-important coach, former Indian batter turned commentator Sanjay Manjrekar has accused the English team. Sanjay has stated that the hosting team has made personal attacks on Shubman Gill during Lord’s Test.
In a recent interaction with ESPNcricinfo, Sajnay Manjrekar stated that the personal attacks on Shubman Gill which were heard on the stump-mic during the Lord’s Test were the reason Gill’s batting was affected. Hence, his performance wavered during the clash and the Indian captain could only score 22 runs in two innings.
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“He came out looking very tentative and, you know, these days we are privy to the stump mic and we could hear the things being said and there were some personal attacks made. This could be a new experience for Shubman Gill because these days, as you can see, you know, with Indian players, there’s mostly a friendly reception from a lot of foreign teams. So this was new territory. And he looked tentative and wasn’t up for it,” Manjrekar said.
“We saw it pan out in the way he batted. Because these were deliveries, good deliveries, but he’s negotiated beautifully through his marathon run as a batter through the series. And suddenly he was missing those balls. There was a review situation as well. Next ball, there was a leg before. Going through Shubman Gill’s defence has been hard work. He has hardly missed a ball. The control percentage has been brilliant. And suddenly, in about nine deliveries [in the second innings], he’s missed four. I have no doubt that there is a connection there,” he added.