Beef served to Team India in lunch at Lord's, BCCI tweets menu

A Tweet by the BCCI stroked a controversy on Twitter as it showed that a beef dish was served to the Indian cricket team at lunch on the third day of the second cricket Test at Lord's in London.

The BCCI shared the menu for day-three in which featured "braised beef pasta" along with other dishes. Photo: Twitter/BCCI

NEW DELHI: A Tweet by the BCCI stroked a controversy on Twitter as it showed that a beef dish was served to the Indian cricket team at lunch on the third day of the second cricket Test against England at Lord's in London. The cricket board shared the menu for day-three in which featured "braised beef pasta" along with other dishes. However, the menu was for both teams and not for Team India alone as the meals were served buffet style and though the beef dish was included in the menu but that doesn't necessarily mean that Indian players had it. "A well earned lunch for #Team India," tweeted BCCI after seamer Mohammed Shami struck twice to reduce England to 89 for four at the end of the first session.

A well earned Lunch for #TeamIndia.

You prefer? #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/QFqcJyjB5J — BCCI (@BCCI) August 11, 2018

Later, Jonny Bairstow (92*) and Chris Woakes (103*) put on a scintillating 182* for the sixth wicket as England defied India's advances to reach 313 for five till the time this report was filed. Earlier, Indian bowlers dominated the opening session of the day by reducing England to 89/4 at lunch. Alastair Cook (21), Keaton Jennings (11), debutant Ollie Pope (28) and skipper Joe Root (19) were the batsmen to have been dismissed, with England 18 runs behind India's first innings total. Some Twitter users reacted sharply at the menu for lunch while others seemed to play it down.

Beef ????

— Rupendra Singh (@rsfauzdar) August 11, 2018

Kyun bawaal macha rahe ho Beef per? That's a just a Menu and that too outside India!! Ab angrej bhi anti national ho gaye kya?

— IamIndian (@Unfuk_Withable) August 11, 2018

बीफ़ खाओगे तो ऐसे ही खेल पाओगे, तुम लोग ही देश के युवाओं को गुमराह करते हो, ओर बीफ़ खाने के लिये प्रेरित.... सुधर जाओ @BCCI अभी भी वक़्त है

— Jeevan ????[राष्ट्रवादी]???? (@Jeevan_sanchore) August 11, 2018

Well earned #BeefPasta , who likes in Team Cricket India?

— Manoj Kumar (@manoj100001) August 11, 2018

so what? this is england not india... anyone can eat beef if they wish to. Beef is common in english and european diet.

— The official John (@OfficialJohn95) August 11, 2018

Not acceptable beef in Indian cricket team menu.

— naresh kumar parida (@naressh4u8382) August 11, 2018

Gau Rakshas u you should go to England.

— Minnat Ali (@Minnatali10) August 11, 2018