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Ravindra Jadeja troubled the Australian batsmen throughout the innings and claimed a fifty (AP Image)
Australian media finds a way to target Ravindra Jadeja, alleging foul play based on a short video clip shared on social media
Ravindra Jadeja made a sensational return to international cricket by taking five wickets as he weaved his net around the Australian batting lineup on the opening day of the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Jadeja was too good for the Australian batsmen as they were bundled out for just 177 on the first day itself. Before the Nagpur Test, the southpaw last played India Asia Cup 2022 where he suffered a knee injury and was out of action for almost 5 months.
However, the Australian media found a way to target Jadeja, accusing him of foul play based on a short video clip shared on social media. This claim was further fueled by former captain Tim Paine and England’s Michael Vaughan. fox Cricket It was claimed that Ravindra Jadeja was applying an ‘interesting substance’ on his bowling finger during the day’s play.
Highlights of Day 1 of India vs Australia 1st Test
Meanwhile, CricketNext learned that the ‘substance’ was an ointment for his sore finger. The 34-year-old was out of action for almost five months and is not used to such a heavy workload. Jadeja bowled 22 overs on the first day.
The Australian pair of Alex Carey and Peter Handscomb were at the crease with the visitors on 120-5 when Jadeja came in to bowl his 16th over.
The left-arm spinner had already taken three wickets for 30 runs. In a video that is now going viral on social media, Jadeja, as alleged by the Australian media, took something from the hands of one of his teammates.
Adding fuel to the fire, former Australia captain Paine gave his take on the debate and described the incident as ‘interesting’.
At the same time, Michael Vaughan also jumped into the debate and questioned what Jadeja had put on his finger.
“What’s he putting on his spinning finger? Never seen anything like it,” Vaughan wrote.
Meanwhile, Jadeja ended his spell with figures of 5-47 as Australia were restricted to a total of 177 while Team India ended the day at 77/1, with Indian skipper Rohit Sharma hitting a half-century.
Although this was not the first time that the Australian media had targeted the Indian team in this series as earlier they had labeled the Nagpur pitch as a couple of dry patches. While he also questioned the credibility of DRS, which India took in the second over on the first day and resulted in the wicket of Usman Khawaja.
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