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James Anderson, speaking in the Tailenders podcasthas revealed that he started the war of words with Shubman Gill that culminated in A tense back and forth between the India batsman and Jonny Bairstow. the last day in Dharamsala.
The India-England Test series was, for the most part, good-natured, with the tourists’ frustrations mainly limited to complaints about the decision review system before the final Test.
But there was a flashpoint in the fifth Test match, with Bairstow and Gill arguing as soon as the former reached the crease in the closing stages of England’s innings defeat. Bairstow took umbrage at something Gill had said to Anderson while he was batting during his century.
“What did you tell Jimmy about his retirement?” Bairstow asked.
“I told him he should retire,” Gill responded.
Gill: “I told him he should retire.”
Bairstow: “And then he got the next ball out of you?”Jonny Bairstow and Shubman Gill locked horns in a battle of words. Four balls later, Bairstow was dismissed.#INDvENG
– Wisden (@WisdenCricket) March 10, 2024
The exchange continued, with Bairstow pointing out that Gill had been dismissed shortly after his sledging, and the pair trading barbs over the other’s lack of hundreds in the series and overall respectively.
Anderson has since revealed that Gill’s comment to him was not the first word said in the dispute.
“I said something like, ‘Do you have trips outside of India?’ and he said, ‘It’s time to retire,’” Anderson added. “Then two balls later, I took it out.”
Gill averages over 40 in Tests in India and under 30 overseas.
Anderson also revealed another, more affable exchange between him and Kuldeep Yadav, with the India player predicting it would become the legendary fast bowler’s 700th Test wicket. “Kuldeep brought one down to third man for a single and when he reached the non-striker’s end and as I was walking back to my mark, he said, ‘I’m going to be your 700th wicket,’” Anderson said. “I wasn’t saying I was trying to get out, I was just saying I had a feeling. “We both laughed about it.”
Kuldeep was, in fact, Anderson’s historic scalp.