Sun Jul 13 18:52:33 UTC 2025: **Lord’s Crowd Boos India as Stokes Claps Back in Tense Third Test**
**London, UK** – Tensions flared on Day 4 of the third Test between England and India at Lord’s, with the home crowd booing the Indian team and England captain Ben Stokes engaging in a sarcastic exchange with KL Rahul. The incident occurred late in the day’s final session when Akash Deep called for the physio, drawing boos from the crowd reminiscent of criticism levied against Zak Crawley for a similar delay on Day 3. Stokes responded by sarcastically clapping at Rahul, mirroring Shubman Gill’s earlier reaction to Crawley.
Despite the time lost, Stokes had the last laugh, clean bowling Akash Deep on the final ball of the day. India finished the day at 58 for 4, chasing a target of 193. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Karun Nair and Shubman Gill all fell cheaply.
Earlier in the day, India bowled England out for 192 in their second innings, thanks to Washington Sundar’s impressive figures of 4 for 22. Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah took two wickets each.
With KL Rahul unbeaten on 33 and India needing 135 runs for victory, the final day promises a thrilling conclusion to the Test match.
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