Gabba Test: Internet erupts as Australia crowd welcomes Siraj with booing
14 Dec 2024 11:16 AM IST
India's paceman Mohammed Siraj prepares to bowl on the first day of the third cricket Test match between Australia and India at The Gabba in Brisbane on December 14, 2024. (Photo by David GRAY / AFP)
A section of the crowd at the Gabba in Brisbane welcomed India pacer Mohammed Siraj with loud boo's as the seamer got ready to bowl during the third Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy on Saturday.
As the Hyderabadi was gearing up to bowl the second over of the match, the heckles started rising from different parts of the stadium.
Meanwhile, netizens wasted no time as they came out in support of the Indian seamer. A user taking to 'X' wrote, "Australians booing Siraj, I need a masterclass from him please"
While another user said, "lol at Brisbane crowd booing Siraj from ball one, not knowing that it’s only gonna fire him up some more!"
The reaction from the Aussie crowd was largely attributed to the controversy surrounding Siraj and Travis Head in the second Test at Adelaide, where both the players exchanged a few words.
Taking action on the unwarranted incident, the International Cricket Council (ICC), punished both the players with one demerit point each, and additionally Siraj was charged with a fine of 20 percent match fee.
Meanwhile, the third Test was halted owing to continuous pouring in Brisbane after Team India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and chose to bowl first against the hosts.
The playing 11's of the both the teams saw a few changes, as the hosts brought back fully recovered Hazlewood in place of Boland, the visitors replaced Harshit Rana and Ashwin with Akash Deep and Jadeja.
Currently, Australia are at 28/0 after 13 overs.
The five match series was tied after the Kangaroos crushed India with a 10-wicket victory levelling the tournament 1-1.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle )
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