A fan from Australia has taken a cheeky dig at their own media about Ravindra Jadeja’s ointment saga. He while taking a jibe at a media outlet said that had the all-rounder not rubbed ointment on his hand that Australia would have won this game by 600 runs.
Ravindra Jadeja’s ointment creates controversy during the first Test between India and Australia
The first Test between India and Australia was done and dusted in just three days. Thanks to the brilliance of Indian batters and bowlers the players of both teams will get two days’ rest. The hosts produced a sensational effort and handed the visitors massive innings and 132 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the series.
However, the first Test between the teams didn’t only see the competition between bat and ball but it was also marred by various controversies. Ahead of the match, an Australian media outlet accused India of “straight-up pitch doctoring”.
However, after the pitch played well, the same media outlet questioned the DRS, expressing their doubts over the ball tracker. If this was not enough, they then accused Ravindra Jadeja of ball tampering as he bagged a five-wicket haul in the first innings.
During Australia’s first innings, footage showed Jadeja applying a substance to his finger. But as it turned out it was actually the spinner applying pain-relief cream to the index finger of his bowling hand. The media outlet made a huge fuss of it with several experts commenting on it.
A fan from Australia takes a cheeky dig at their own media about Ravindra Jadeja’s ointment saga
As India won the first game by a huge margin of innings and 132 runs, a fan from Australia takes a cheeky dig at their own media about Ravindra Jadeja’s ointment saga. He while taking a jibe said that had the all-rounder not rubbed ointment on his hand that Australia would have won this game by 600 runs.
“I expect if Jadeja hadn’t rubbed ointment on his hand that Australia would have won this game by 600 runs,” he said.
I expect if Jadeja hadn’t rubbed ointment on his hand that Australia would have won this game by 600 runs
— Ian Higgins (@1an_Higgins) February 11, 2023
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Notably, Ravindra Jadeja was fined 25% of his match fee and given one demerit point for applying cream to his bowling finger without permission from the umpires He did not, however, alter the condition of the ball.
