With Indian batsmen combating onerous to save lots of the third Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) with nice grit and willpower, a video of Australia’s Steve Smith scuffing Rishabh Pant’s batting guards throughout the drinks break within the second session grew to become an enormous speaking level throughout social media, resulting in followers questioning his intentions. Pant, who was promoted up the order after India misplaced skipper Ajinkya Rahane early within the first session, made Australian bowlers toil in the field, with one of the best counter-attacking knocks in recent times.
The incident occurred within the center session when gamers had been having the drinks break. The incident recorded within the stump cam confirmed Australia’s Steve Smith strolling as much as the batting crease and doing left-handed shadow batting.
Nonetheless, what occurred afterwards bought many individuals speaking on social media as Smith was apparently seen rubbing his sneakers over the batting guards marked by India’s wicket-keeper batsman.
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Here is the video of the incident as caught on stump cam:
Australia’s Steve Smith shadow-batted as he got here to the crease after the drinks break, and proceeded to take away Rishabh Pant’s guard marks.
#INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/YrXrh3UlKl
— Manoj Singh Negi (@Manoj__negi) January 11, 2021
Pant and Cheteshwar Pujara stitched a stable 148-run stand for the fourth wicket to provide Australia a explanation for fear. Pant, after a cautious begin, took Australia bowlers, particularly Nathan Lyon to the cleaners along with his attacking stroke play.
Here is how some followers reacted:
Brainfade in India,
Sandpaper in South Africa,
Scuffing pitch in Australia,What a participant Steve Smith is. Performs in every single place. #AUSvIND
— Manish (@iHitman55) January 11, 2021
@virendersehwag is not this dishonest? Steve Smith eradicating them guard marks of Pant in drinks break? What else was he doing to the pitch? pic.twitter.com/hUw6d5KavN
— iMBirju (@imBirju) January 11, 2021
Australia’s Steve Smith shadow-batted as he got here to the crease after the drinks break, and proceeded to take away Rishabh Pant’s guard marks.
#INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/YrXrh3UlKl
— Manoj Singh Negi (@Manoj__negi) January 11, 2021
After drinks break Steve Smith involves shadow bat and scuffs out pant’s guard marks.#RishabhPant then returns and has to take guard once more. pic.twitter.com/OQ9elpuaAo
— (@Ro_Subh45) January 11, 2021
Lyon lastly bought the higher of his man as he removed Pant within the 80th over simply three-short of his century. After Pant’s departure, Pujara additionally bought out in fairly fast succession after scoring 77 runs off 205 balls.
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