Bottle cork thrown at Rahul at Lord’s

LONDON: A bottle cork was hurled at India’s first-innings centurion KL Rahul from the spectators stand during the prelunch session while, in another incident, an English fan dressed in India kit entered the field before tea on the third day of the second Test at Lord’s.

Rahul was seen with an object that looked like a champagne bottle cork during the 69th over. It was after the fourth delivery of Mohammed Shami’s over that Rahul, who was fielding near the boundary ropes, was targeted.

Virat Kohli wasn’t pleased with the incident and instructed Rahul to throw it outside. The game was briefly halted as Indian players were seen talking to umpires Michael Gough and Richard Illingworth.

In another incident which many Indian players found amusing, a burly English fan, with “Jarvo” printed on the back of his jersey, entered the field of play. When the security officials intercepted, he pointed at the BCCI logo on his jersey and made gestures of trying to set the field, much to the amusement of Mohammed Siraj, who had a hearty laugh. The security did get hold of him before he was ejected from the venue.

Shaw, Surya join squad after quarantine

LONDON: Young opener Prithvi Shaw and flamboyant batsman Suryakumar Yadav, who were included in the Test squad for the ongoing England tour, have joined the Indian team at Lord’s.

“Prithvi Shaw and Suryakumar Yadav have completed their quarantine period and have joined the team at Lord’s,” the BCCI’s media team stated.

Earlier, on July 26, the BCCI had announced that Suryakumar and Shaw, who were playing the white-ball series in Sri Lanka, were added to the redball squad for the Tests.

Top-order batsman Abhimanyu Easwaran, who was earlier named as a stand-by for the England tour, was also added to the main India squad.

Iyer lands in Dubai ahead of IPL; to train alone

NEW DELHI: Shreyas Iyer on Saturday reached Dubai to train for the upcoming phase two of the Indian Premier League starting September 19.

Iyer, who led the Delhi Capitals to the title clash in the 2020 season, is making a comeback after nearly five after a shoulder surgery on April 8.

“Shreyas has already reached Dubai and will start training after completion of all the quarantine protocols,” a senior official close to DC told PTI. “The Delhi Capitals team is arriving by the end of this month.”

West Indies take lead against Pakistan

Kingston: West Indies were dismissed for 253 in their first innings of the opening Test against Pakistan at Sabina Park on Saturday for a lead of 36 runs.

The home side added just two more runs to their overnight total before Shaheen Shah Aridi removed Joshua da Silva and Jomel Warrican to finish the innings with 4/59.

Shreyas Iyer