Image Source : SCREEN GRAB Rohit Sharma shadow bats in the course of the pitch with Steve Smith watching.
With the stakes getting larger within the ongoing fourth and decisive Test match between Australia vs India in Brisbane, Rohit Sharma appeared to take a jibe on Steve Smith on Day 4 of the sport on Monday as he walked to the pitch to shadow bat with the Aussie batsman midway down the crease.
Rohit went as much as the batting crease and began shadow batting. Incidentally, Steve Smith was within the center and having a detailed watch at what the India star was doing on the striker’s finish.
Rohit’s shadow batting second felt like an imitation of Smith from the third Test when the 31-year-old batsman was accused of scuffing off Rishabh Pant’s crease through the remaining day of the Sydney Test which resulted in a bravely-fought draw by India.
Smith was later blamed for attempting to unsettle Pant, throughout his whirlwind of an innings which noticed him rating a brisk 97 earlier than Hanuma Vihari and R Ashwin maintain on to their nerves to earn the guests a draw.
After drinks break Aussie involves shadow bat and scuffs out the batsmen’s guard marks. Rishabh Pant then returns and has to take guard once more.#AUSvIND #AUSvsIND #AUSvINDtest pic.twitter.com/aDkcGKgUJC— Cricket Badger (@cricket_badger) January 11, 2021
The allegations have been later refuted by Smith and different senior members of the Australian crew whereas Justin Langer additionally took on Michael Vaughan for questioning Smith’s integrity.
