India, July 13 -- The final five minutes of action on Day 3 of the ongoing Lord's Test match witnessed drama and allegations, shortly after India completely nullified England's first-innings total of 387. Shubman Gill was left enraged after Zak Crawley pulled away from the Jasprit Bumrah over twice in three balls, leading the India captain to accuse the England opener of deliberately wasting time. The Indian commentators, too, joined the act, questioning the "spirit of the game" until the replay showed the evidence, which forced them to apologise on air.

Crawley had pulled away from the third ball of the only over England batted in the second innings on Saturday after citing a movement near the sight screen. Believing it to be a time-was...