India and England are currently facing off in the first Test match in Nottingham’s Trent Bridge. Joe Root won the toss and opted to bat first but his decision backfired as Indian bowlers skittled them for just 183 runs on the first day.
The series is expected to be of high voltage as both teams prefer Test cricket and would give their everything to come out victorious. The tension and drama on the field can reach the boiling point. And we had the first such instance on day three of this game.
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England all-rounder Ollie Robinson was in between his spell during the morning session. He tried to shoulder-barge with Indian opener KL Rahul, who is having a good day with the bat so far in the game. Rahul was standing his crease when Robinson walked past him but he didn’t mind his shoulder and barged it with Rahul while going back to his run-up.
Twitter was quick to spot this and reacted to the incident instantly. Have a look at how it happened and the fan’s reaction to it;
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This guy Ollie Robinson just shoulder barged KL Rahul!!
— Thanks Rohit 🏆 (@iam_adarsh1) August 6, 2021
Ollie Robinson ,the misogynitic asiaphobic bigot deliberately bumping into @klrahul11 is a sign of toxic cricket @C_Edwards23 @PathakRidhima @amritabhinder
— ಸೂರಿ | Suri (Anti colorism & AI,Pro Gender EQ) (@southfirstx) August 6, 2021
Mera sawal hai sir dono se
Kl Rahul ko Robinson ne halka sa Dhakka Diya kya es per match reffery dhyan denge
@Sonysportindia #ASK the expert— Dileep Keshri (@keshri_dileep) August 6, 2021
Was that little shoulder barge there between KL Rahul & Robinson? It's a no contact sport. #IndvsEng #KLRahul #Robinson
— Angad Kapoor (@AngadKapoor2) August 6, 2021
Robinson and Rahul had the tussle on the second day as well when Rahul was batting with utmost focus and wasn’t conceding any false shot to England bowlers. Robinson tried to unsettle him with some words but Rahul neglected all the mind games.
On the match’s front, India started their innings well as Rohit Sharma and Rahul gave them a solid 97-run opening stand. However, a mini-collapse triggered from there on with James Anderson dismissing Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli off successive balls before Ajinkya Rahane did hara-kiri to run himself out.
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Rahul, though, remained unscathed and scored his fifty in the process. Ravindra Jadeja partnered with him well as the duo shared a 46-run stand by the lunch on day three. They took India ahead of England’s score and gave an 8-run lead when both teams headed for the lunch break.
