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Netizens Applauds Jadeja and Chahal As India Outplays Australia
By CricShots - Dec 4, 2020 8:17 pm
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The Indian leg-spinner, Yuzvendra Chahal was waiting in the dug-out when Team India took the field against Australia for the first T20I at the Manuka Oval, Canberra. He was earlier excluded from the playing XI as Virat Kohli preferred Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja. But by the time the game ended, Chahal was named as the Man of the Match as the Indian team defeated Australia by runs to take the lead in the three-match series.

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Ravindra Jadeja got injured during the Canberra T20I

Yuzvendra Chahal came out to bowl after he replaced Ravindra Jadeja in the playing eleven as a concussion substitute. Jadeja suffered a blow on his helmet off an inside edge by fast bowler Mitchell Starc in the final over of India’s innings. At that time, he did not receive any medical attention after suffering the blow on his head as it looked everything was fine. But he was replaced by Chahal before the commencement of Australia’s innings.

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Since the rules call for like for like a replacement, India decided to replace Jadeja with Yuzvendra Chahal. And the leg-spinner made the most of the opportunity. He picked up 3 crucial scalps for 25 runs to play a vital role in India’s win.

The leg-spinner gave Team India a much-needed scalped much-needed wicket of Aaron Finch to end the 56-run stand between the Australia skipper and D’Arcy Short for the first wicket. He then dismissed Steve Smith cheaply before getting a prized wicket of  Matthew Wade on the final ball of his spell.

When India decided to replace Jadeja with Yuzvendra Chahal, Australia was not at all impressed with it. Their head coach Justin Langer, Finch, and ICC Match Referee David Boon were seen having a heated conversation over the same. And one can say that Chahal’s performance must have rubbed more salt to Australia’s wounds.

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However, Indian fansThe Indian fans, however, were extremely happy with Chahal’s performance and took to Twitter to laud him. Some even took digs at Langer and Finch for objecting the substitute earlier in the match.