All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja stirred a debate after securing a five-wicket haul on Day 1 of the Border Gavaskar Trophy
All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja gave one of his best performances on the first day of the Nagpur Test with a score of 5 wickets for 47 runs
Jadeja, who is making a comeback after a knee injury, dismissed Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne, Matt Renshaw, Steve Smith, Todd Murphy and Peter Handscomb and put Australia on the backfoot in the ongoing first Test in Nagpur
The 34-year-old cricketer was accused by Australian media to have used a substance on the ball to tamper it while he was enjoying a magnificent spell
Jadeja was accused of applying an ‘interesting substance’ on his bowling finger during day’s play during his bowling spell. The claim was further fuelled by former Australian skipper Tim Paine and England’s Michael Vaughan
A video made its way to social media, showing Jadeja receiving something from his teammate Mohammed Siraj and then applying and rubbing that on his left index finger
After the end of Day 1, match referee Andy Pycroft brought the issue to the notice of Team India captain Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja. Team India cleared the air that Jadeja used pain relief on his sore thumb
Jadeja’s 5-wicket haul helped Team India restrict Australia to just 177 runs in the first innings. Team India finished Day 1 at 77/1, with Indian skipper Rohit Sharma smashing a half-century
After 46 overs, India was at 137 runs for a loss of three wickets. Openers Rohit Sharma hit nine fours and a six in his 69-ball unbeaten knock, while KL Rahul scored 20 runs for a 76-run opening stand