Miscommunication Leads to a Missed Run-Out but Ends in Laughter
During the intense final day of the fifth Test between England and India at The Oval, a light-hearted moment came to light after India’s narrow six-run victory. Mohammed Siraj’s visible frustration at wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel for missing a run-out sparked intrigue — and now, Shubman Gill has revealed the comical truth behind the situation.
The incident occurred when Chris Woakes and Gus Atkinson attempted a risky bye. Jurel missed the stumps, prompting Siraj to give him a sharp glare. However, the full story behind the mix-up was later shared by Gill in the post-match press conference.
“𝑩𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝑰 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝑱𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒍 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒘𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒓, 𝑺𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒋 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒂𝒍𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒓𝒖𝒏-𝒖𝒑,” 𝑮𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅, 𝒄𝒉𝒖𝒄𝒌𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒔 𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕. “𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑺𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒋 𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒔𝒌𝒆𝒅, ‘𝑵𝒂𝒉𝒊 𝒃𝒐𝒍𝒂 𝒕𝒖?’ (𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒏’𝒕 𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒉𝒊𝒎?)”
While the exchange appeared intense on the field, both players — and the team — laughed it off later. The missed opportunity didn’t hurt India, as Siraj went on to dismiss Atkinson and seal a thrilling win.
India Clinch Series and Retain Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy
Despite the brief miscommunication, the Indian team wrapped up a memorable series with a six-run win, successfully retaining the prestigious Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. Mohammed Siraj ended the match with career-best figures of 9/190 (4/86 in the first innings and 5/104 in the second).
Shubman Gill also shone brightly throughout the series, becoming the top run-scorer with 754 runs across 10 innings. Siraj, on the other hand, led the bowling charts with 23 wickets in nine innings.
“𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉-𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒔,” 𝑺𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒋 𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂 𝒈𝒓𝒊𝒏. “𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒘𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌 — 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒅 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕.”
In the end, what could’ve been a costly error turned into a funny dressing-room story, reflecting the camaraderie and resilience within the Indian squad.
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