Former Australia captain Tim Paine has ignited a social media debate after describing an on-field interplay between star India spinner Ravi Jadeja and teammate Mohammed Siraj as “interesting”.
Broadcast imaginative and prescient captured Jadeja taking one thing out of Siraj’s hand throughout day one of many first Test between India and Australia in Nagpur on Thursday.
After the alternate with Siraj, Jadeja then rubbed his arms and left index finger across the ball with an unidentified substance.
Several Indian media stories have mentioned the substance was an ointment Jadeja was making use of to a sore finger.
Paine, who stop as Australia’s Test skipper in November, replied to a Twitter person asking what he considered the footage with “interesting”.
Clips of the incident went viral on social media, with former England captain Michael Vaughan additionally having a say.
“What is it he is putting on his spinning finger? Never ever seen this …,” Vaughan wrote on Twitter.
Jadeja proved the important thing man, starring with figures of 5-47 to place India within the field seat after a commanding opening day of the Border-Gavaskar collection.
AAP has contacted the International Cricket Council for remark.
Under the ICC’s Test circumstances, gamers are banned from utilizing a synthetic substance on the ball.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
