The Indian batsmen displayed immense resistance in the second innings in the ongoing Adelaide Test which irked the Australians. Things got a bit warmed up in the middle when the Aussie fast bowlers Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood also tried to get under the batsmen’s skin. Meanwhile, there was also a moment of tension even as the Australia skipper Tim Paine looked upset with KL Rahul handling the ball and tried to inquire with the on-field umpire about the same.
In the 18th over of the game bowled by Nathan Lyon, Rahul defended the fourth ball of the over carefully as it died on him after hitting the pads. The batsman then himself picked up the ball and threw it back to the bowler maybe to save some time. At the same time, Tim Paine, the wicket-keeper, was coming to pick up the ball as he expected for Rahul to give the red cherry to him.
But it seemed like the Indian opener just ignored the Australian skipper at that stage which probably irked Paine. He wasn’t entirely pleased with what transpired and tried to enquire with the umpire and then also had a word with the close-in fielder during the course of the over. Surely, that wasn’t an appeal from him but it was evident that Paine is feeling the heat of the high-intensity Test series with his team not managing to make a comeback
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Here is the video of the happenings:
"After everything's happened in 2018, if Australia tried to appeal for that one…"
Tim Paine didn't seem very happy with Rahul after this https://t.co/mLx9cVPHaJ #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/pI5G81V4pL
— Telegraph Sport (@telegraph_sport) December 8, 2018
However, after a good start in the second innings, India have lost their openers in quick succession. After adding 63 runs for the opening wicket, Mitchell Starc nipped out Vijay while Rahul played a rather lose shot trying to drive uppishly off Josh Hazlewood. However, they ended their day on a positive note as they scored 151 for 3 at stumps on Day 3 with the dismissal of Virat Kohli towards the end.
