New Delhi: The third Test between India and Australia is underway in the Sydney Test, the fifth day of which India was targeted 407 runs to win on Monday (January 11, 2021). The series stands at par with 1-1, so the match is very important for both. Meanwhile, during the drinks break, Former Australian Test captain Steve Smith appeared on the pitch to wipe out the guard (batting mark) taken by Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant.
Rishabh Pant was looking to ease India's victory while batting, but he got out within the next 10 overs after lunch by playing a fine inning of 97 runs on 118 balls. Cricket fans are criticizing the world's No. 3 batsmen for such an act in the Test rankings. Rishabh Pant had a significant partnership of 148 runs with veteran Cheteshwar Pujara before getting out.
In fact, when the drinks broke, some Australian players, including Steve Smith Smith, came to the crease on the pretext of practicing ' shadow balloting '. In the guise of this, Steve Smith started scraping the batsman's mark-taking place with shoes. When Rishabh Pant came back to bating, he realized it and he spoke to the umpire and took the guard again. But people are asking for an idea to divert the attention of the Australia.
After drinks break Aussie comes to shadow bat and scuffs out the batsmen's guard marks. Rishabh Pant then returns and has to take guard again.#AUSvIND #AUSvsIND #AUSvINDtest pic.twitter.com/aDkcGKgUJC
— Cricket Badger (@cricket_badger) January 11, 2021
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