India, July 19 -- The Lord's Test between India and England saw tempers rise between both teams on the pitch. The Indian camp was particularly rattled by England's time-wasting tactics during the final minutes of Day 3. The heated exchange between Indian captain Shubman Gill and Zak Crawley sparked aggressive undertones for the remainder of the Test, with Ben Stokes, too, returning the favour when India batted the next day.

Despite the foul language being recorded on stump mic and Gill even making an obscene gesture, it was Mohammed Siraj who came under the scanner and was fined by the ICC following the Test. Siraj's celebrations after dismissing Ben Duckett in the second innings were seen as "provocative," with ICC further stating that ...