Drama Down Under

Mohd Sirajrsquos hotHeadThe Indian bowlers threw everything at Travis Head but couldnrsquot stop him from scoring a sparkling 140 in Adelaide Finally when Mohammed Siraj got him out he gave the Australian an aggressive sendoff to which Head replied back fiercely before walking off Head later told reporters that he just said lsquowell bowledrsquo to Siraj but the Indian said there was much more to itSketchy Snicko call hurts Rahul in PerthIndiarsquos KL Rahul is caught by wicketkeeper Alex Carey off pacer Mitchell Starc at Perth in NovemberOn a green Perth pitch the only batter who seemed assured was KL Rahul But just as he looked set to get to his halfcentury he was adjudged caught behind While there was no deflection visible from the fronton angle the Snickometer showed a spike despite there being a clear gap between bat and ball With no other angle available the third umpire overturned the onfield umpirersquos not out call A visibly upset Rahul while walking gestured that the Snicko was because the bat hit his padKohlirsquos shoulder push leaves a bad tasteVirat Kohli chats with Sam Konstas centre at MCGAustraliarsquos 19yearold debutant opener Sam Konstas went after Indiarsquos pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah from the getgo with some audacious shots at the MCG including a couple of scoops Consequently Bumrah conceded 38 runs in his first six overs During one of the over changes Virat Kohli walked up to Konstas and shoulder charged him Kohli got away for his ugly act with a mere 20 per cent match fee penaltyNo glove lost here as Washington sent backA dejected Washington Sundar walks back after being dismissed by Pat Cummins in SydneyWashington Sundar was at the receiving end of a Snicko error this time at Sydney He tried to heave away a delivery from Pat Cummins down the leg side and missed but wicketkeeper Alex Carey claimed there was an edge DRS was taken and though the fronton vision showed no deflection the Snicko showed a spike when the ball was next to the glove The third umpire felt it was enough evidence to overturn the onfield umpirersquos decision Sundar was livid as he walked back almost grudginglyNothing on Snicko yet Jaiswal given outA screengrab of Yashasvi Jaiswalrsquos dismissal shows no spike on the Snickometer as the ball passes his bat during the fourth Test at the Melbourne Cricket GroundIndia were batting on the final day to save the MCG Test and while they kept losing wickets at regular intervals Yashasvi Jaiswal was defiant at one end bravely carrying on the fight However he ran out of patience on one of the deliveries from Pat Cummins in the third session and tried to a shortpitched one The Australians were convinced Jaiswal had edged it behind to Alex Carey but the onfield umpire thought otherwise A DRS call showed nothing on the Snicko but third umpire felt there was enough evidence of a deflection in the fronton view and adjudged Jaiswal out Jaiswal was not happy as he walked back to the pavilion and former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar expressed his displeasure at the decisionUpset Bumrah lets Konstas have itUmpire Sharfuddoula Saikat intervenes after Jasprit Bumrah left and Sam Konstas get involved in a heated argument at the SCGKonstas who had already gotten under the skin of the Indians with his aggressive Test debut at MCG crossed a line when he got into an altercation with Bumrah at Sydney Bumrah who was rushing in to bowl his over with just two minutes remaining for the end of play on Day One was upset that Australia Open Usman Khawaja was taking his time to get ready Bumrah had some words for Khawaja to which Konstas replied from the nonstrikerrsquos end leading to a heated exchange between the duo that required the umpirersquos intervention Bumrah had the last laugh as he dismissed Khawaja off the final ball of the day as the Indian fielders almost swarmed Konstas in celebration