India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was the standout performer within the first innings of the opening Check towards Australia. The left-armer completed with spectacular figures of 5/47 in his comeback recreation. He was out of motion since August 2022 because of a knee harm and not too long ago performed a Ranji Trophy match to show his health.
Jadeja was too good for the Australian batters, as they had been bundled out for simply 177 after opting to bat first.
Within the meantime, an Aussie fan has shared a video on Twitter claiming that Jadeja utilized a substance on his spinning finger to get a greater grip on the ball and even tagged former Australian captain Tim Paine.
“What do you consider this @tdpaine36 Seems like one participant giving grippo to the bowler and him rubbing it throughout his spinning finger to me. Ideas?,” wrote the Australian workforce supporter.
Within the video, Jadeja could be seen taking one thing from Mohammed Siraj’s hand and making use of it to his left index finger. The digital camera then displayed the 34-year-old seemingly rubbing it on his bowling finger whereas discussing one thing with captain Rohit Sharma.
Reacting to the footage, Paine gave a cryptic one-word reply, “Attention-grabbing.”
Attention-grabbing
— Tim Paine (@tdpaine36) February 9, 2023
Workforce 36 in motion 🔥 #bgt
one participant giving grippo to the bowler and him rubbing it throughout his spinning finger to me. Ideas?#INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/yLywbT5ucs— Shaun Tait 🇦🇺 (@shauntaitaussie) February 9, 2023
Fox Cricket, a number one Australian media outlet, has termed the incident ‘questionable’.
As per a report within the Indian Categorical, the house workforce has responded to the allegations saying Siraj had handed an ointment to Jadeja to use on his fingers as they have a tendency to get sore whereas bowling fixed overs.
In case of Jadeja, he bowled 22 overs in complete and bagged his eleventh five-wicket haul in Check cricket. The Jamnagar-born blended his inventory ball, turning away from the right-hander and odd one, going straight to dismiss the likes of Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith on his approach to choosing a fifer, inspiring a post-lunch session collapse of Australia.