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Mohammed Siraj in motion throughout third Take a look at towards Australia© AFP
Legendary Indian cricket staff skipper Sunil Gavaskar was left fuming with Mohammed Siraj after a mix-up with Ravindra Jadeja throughout Day 4 of the third Take a look at match towards Australia in Brisbane on Tuesday. Siraj walked out to bat at No. 9 for India after the dismissal of Nitish Kumar Reddy with India nonetheless fairly a bit away from avoiding follow-on. Within the 62nd over, Jadeja took a single off the fourth ball and it appeared like Siraj will play out the following two balls. Nonetheless, Siraj took a single off the following ball however not earlier than a large mix-up between the batters. A direct hit would have resulted in a disaster but it surely was broad they usually had been in a position to full the run. Nonetheless, Jadeja was not happy with what occurred and Gavaskar lashed out in disbelief and questioned Siraj’s actions in such an intense state of affairs.
“Even now, in the middle of the crease, they are having a conversation. Siraj is having a conversation. What’s going on over here? One ball is left in the over. All you’ve got to do is stick around. There is no run. It looks to be in a very casual manner. Look at that. There’s got to be some cricketing awareness. You are a no.9 batter. You have to think about team. You cannot think of taking risky singles,” Gavaskar mentioned on Star Sports activities.
India’s Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep pulled off an unlikely Tenth-wicket partnership on Tuesday to keep away from the follow-on and put the third Take a look at towards Australia in Brisbane heading in the right direction for a draw.
When the pair got here collectively the vacationers nonetheless wanted 33 runs to make Australia bat once more on the Gabba on one other day marred by rain delays.
However beneath gloomy skies, the 2 managed to see off Australia’s much-vaunted tempo assault to frustrate the house facet on day 4.
Deep scored the essential runs with an edge to the boundary simply previous the outstretched hand of Nathan McSweeney off Australian captain Pat Cummins.
He celebrated two balls later by smashing Cummins over deep mid-wicket for a large six earlier than umpires took them from the sector for unhealthy gentle with India 252-9, trailing by 193 runs.
The five-match collection is presently locked 1-1.
(With AFP inputs)
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