Something happened in the second Test match being played between India and England on 2 July 2025 at Edgbaston ground that cricket fans cannot stop laughing.
Actually, England fast bowler Brydon Carse tried to trick Indian captain Shubman Gill, but Gill turned his move around.
Carse’s cleverness, Gill’s cleverness
During the match, in the 34th over, Brydon Carse thought of doing something different. He was running to bowl the ball, when suddenly he took out his left hand and pointed towards the cover. All this was to distract Gill’s attention, so that he makes a mistake and Carse gets the wicket.
But Shubman Gill was ready for this! Gill removed the bat at the last moment and got the ball declared dead.
Carse was surprised and started indicating that he did not understand why Gill did this. But Gill made it clear that he was not going to fall into his trap.
On the next ball, Carse tried again. This time he stuck out his tongue while running and hit the ball on Gill’s pad. England thought Gill was LBW, but the umpire did not raise a finger.
DRS was taken, and the ultra-edge clearly showed that the ball had taken the inside edge of Gill’s bat. All of Carse’s cleverness was wasted.
Carse’s brilliance in the match
Although Carse’s trick did not work, his bowling caught everyone’s attention. He dismissed Karun Nair with a brilliant short ball in the 24th over.
Nair, who was not on the front foot, edged the ball and Harry Brook took an easy catch at second slip.
Carse made the Indian batsmen work hard to score runs with his tight line and length.
Gill’s captaincy and Jaiswal’s batting
Shubman Gill not only foiled Carse’s move, but also impressed everyone with his captaincy. On the other hand, Yashasvi Jaiswal batted brilliantly and played many beautiful shots on the off-side.
Ravi Shastri praised Jaiswal, saying, “He showed a great mix of caution and aggression.”
At the same time, Dinesh Karthik praised Carse’s bowling, but described Nair’s wicket as falling at the wrong time for India.
For now, this funny incident added to the excitement of cricket. Shubman Gill proved that he is one step ahead in the game not only with the bat but also with the mind.
