Known for wearing his heart on his sleeves whenever he leads his troops on the field, Indian skipper Virat Kohli was one of the first players to shake hands with England’s James Anderson after orchestrating flare-ups and exchanging verbal volleys with the opposition in the 2nd Test at Lord’s. Tempers had started to flare after Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah was involved in a heated argument with Anderson.
Indian skipper Kohli opted to hit back at the England pacer on Day 4 of the 2nd Test at Lord’s. “This isn’t your backyard,” Kohli reminded veteran England pacer during the first session of Day 4 of the Lord’s Test match. Following the fall of India’s formidable batting order, England pacers went were after Indian tailenders Bumrah and Mohammed Shami. Former England spinner Monty Panesar has claimed that it was England coach Chris Silverwood who came up with the idea of targeting the Indian tailenders in the Lord’s Test.
“I am sure it all came from England coach Chris Silverwood. That was his idea, ‘let’s target India’s number 10 or 11, bouncing them really hard and rattle them.’ India were like, ‘okay you are after one of our guys, we all will be after you now.’ India’s tactic really worked in their favour,” Panesar told the TimesofIndia after India’s emphatic win over England in the 2nd Test match.
