England fans threw champagne corks at India batsman KL Rahul while he was fielding in the deep during the third day of the Lord's Test. Team India captain Virat Kohli was seen gesturing Rahul to throw them back at the crowd. India have complained to the umpires about the incident. The incident happened in the 69th over of the innings when Rahul was fielding at third man. Skipper Virat Kohli also intervened and he was seen gesturing towards the opening batsman to know more about the incident.
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An over later, the TV visuals showed that many champagne corks were thrown inside the playing field, and the Indian players were visibly left frustrated. Coming to the game, England skipper Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow showed remarkable skill and determination to frustrate the Indian bowling attack in the opening session of Day 3.At the lunch break, England's score read 216/3, still trailing the visitors by 148 runs. Root (89*) and Bairstow (51*) are currently unbeaten at the crease. The first session saw 97 runs being scored from 28 overs and the hosts did not lose even a single wicket in the morning session. Resuming at 119/3, England skipper Root brought up his half-century in just the second over of the day.
