ENG vs IND | Twitter in splits as Ben Stokes ends up triggering raucous Indian fans at Lord’s

07/14/2025

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Players egging on fans to raise decibel levels in live sport is nothing common but England captain Ben Stokes regretted his actions during the Lord’s Test against India. As he was trying to gather support from teammates and the home crowd, the Indian fans responded to his calls with loud cheers.

‌Starting the final day of the Lord’s Test at 58/4, India lost three more wickets to slip to 82/7, giving England the upper hand in the third Test. But Ravindra Jadeja and Nitish Kumar Reddy dug in deep to try and prevent the visitors from slipping further.

The pair added 17 runs in 36 balls as they kept the England quicks at bay, not allowing them further inroads. Pacer Brydon Carse sent in a rising delivery targeted at the southpaw, which he innocuously gloved.

As the ball fell short of first slip, England skipper Ben Stokes, who was fielding in close cordon, tried to egg on his teammates and the home crowd to raise the noise levels. But the countless Indian fans, who turned up to support their side at the iconic venue, responded swiftly to Stokes’ call.

There was a sudden rise in the decibel levels with fans shouting ‘India, India…..’ to the shock of the England captain. Twitter was in splits as Ben Stokes ended in an embarrassing position, wrongly triggering the Indian fans.

INDIA... INDIA...

— BavumaTheKing Temba (@bavumathek83578)

Imagine

Imagine Ravindra jadeja recreating this today in front of Stokes & English crowd🗿💀
— Kedar (@Kedar_speaks88)

Iconic

Imagine sir Ravindra jadeja recreating this today in front of Stokes & English crowd🗿💀
— Desi Mafia (@MsdhoniXthala)

Boo's

Crowd boo's for Stokes at his homeland 😭
— 77🏏 (@casualcric)

Lol

Stokes asking the English crowd for noise… and all you hear is “India! India!” from the stands.

Absolute cinema🇮🇳

Cricbuzz lo di copy paste chasa
— CBR (@bobbyreddy45)

Vibes

What an atmosphere at lords man. Ben stokes asked crowd to cheer for them and crowd started cheering india india 😭😭
— A (@iabhi0717)

Pump up

Stokes asked the crowd to pump up and cheer the players. The next ball, all we could hear was a defeaning chant of "INDIA INDIA"... 💪💪💪
— Maddy P (@NameIsMaddyP)

Crazy