Image Source : TWITTER/CRICKETCOMAU Tim Paine tried to unsettle Ravichandran Ashwin with phrases behind the wickets, however dropped Hanuma Vihari’s catch merely minutes after the sledging.
Tim Paine has remained considerably vocal from behind the stumps all through the continued Border-Gavaskar Trophy, and continued to move on the verbal sledges on the ultimate day of the Sydney Test.
As Ravichandran Ashwin and Hanuma Vihari battled bodily ache to steer India to a draw, Paine geared toward unsettling Ashwin with sledging through the 122nd over of the innings.
While Paine informed Ashwin that he cannot wait to see him on the Gabba (Brisbane, for 4th Test), Ashwin cheekily replied that he can not wait to see him in India which might be his “last tour” with Australia.
Paine; Can’t wait to get you to the Gabba, AshAshwin; Can’t wait to get you to India, it will be your final sequencePaine; At least my teammates like me, dickhead pic.twitter.com/1XBTmAiAue— Nick Toovey (@OneTooves) January 11, 2021
On two events, Ashwin took the guard and backed away as verbal sledging continued from Paine.
However, the Australian captain took a humble pie within the very subsequent over when, on Josh Hazlewood’s supply, he dropped Hanuma Vihari, therefore conceding a serious probability for the hosts to make a dramatic late comeback within the Test.
Vihari edges and an opportunity goes down late on the ultimate day…Live protection: https://t.co/xdDaedY10F #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/UdVjUmKYrS— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) January 11, 2021
This was Paine’s third drop of the day, as he had earlier dropped Rishabh Pant twice through the first session of the day.
Team India performed with monumental grit and endurance, particularly after dropping Pant within the second session. Vihari battled a pulled hamstring all through the second and third session of the day because the Sydney Test resulted in a draw.
The four-match sequence stays degree at 1-1.
