In a rather shameful incident at the Mecca of Cricket, the Lord’s England fans were seen throwing beer and champagne corks at KL Rahul while he was fielding near the boundary. Pictures showed several at the boundary line where KL Rahul was fielding and Rahul. During the 68th over broadcasters showed an irate KL Rahul throw it back at the stands from where the corks came from on India captain Virat Kohli’s direction. The commentators were also heard talking about the incident.
The incident occurred when England skipper Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow were batting in the middle. After the fourth ball of the over from Mohammed Shami, English fans from the stands threw champagne corks at Rahul, who was fielding near the boundary ropes.
A visibly irate Indian captain, Virat Kohli, gestured at KL Rahul to throw it out of the ground.
The Indian team also discussed the issue with the on-field umpires Michael Gough and Richard Illingworth.
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Earlier, a century from KL Rahul and a well-paced 83 from Rohit Sharma helped India post a total of 364 in their first innings. The home team lost three wickets on day two of the second Test as Mohammed Siraj picked up Dom Sibley and Haseeb Hameed’s wickets and Mohammed Shami sent Rory Burn packing. England were 119 for 3 at the start of play on Day 3. Joe Root then went past his half century while Jonny Bairstow settled in, as England went to lunch at 216 for 3.