"It wasn't a sandpaper for sure" - Indian fans slam Australian media after they accused Ravindra Jadeja of ball tampering in 1st IND vs AUS Test

Australian media alleged that team India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja used a foreign substance to tamper with the ball during the second session on Day 1 of the opening Test between India and Australia in Nagpur.

Ravindra Jadeja was the star performer for the hosts on Thursday (February 9) as he picked up his 11th five-wicket haul.

Former Australia captain Tim Paine also reacted to the post on the matter by saying he felt it was "Interesting." Michael Vaughan also questioned the gesture of the Indian player through a Tweet.

You can watch the incident below:

Darren Lock

@Dags_L

@tdpaine36 @StephenEdwin4 What do you think of this @tdpaine36 Looks like one player giving grippo to the bowler and him rubbing it all over his spinning finger to me. Thoughts?

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@tdpaine36 @StephenEdwin4 What do you think of this @tdpaine36 Looks like one player giving grippo to the bowler and him rubbing it all over his spinning finger to me. Thoughts? https://t.co/XjcNedJ3Sc

Tim Paine

@tdpaine36

@Dags_L @StephenEdwin4 Interesting

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@Dags_L @StephenEdwin4 Interesting

It was later reported that Ravindra Jadeja was applying an ointment to his sore fingers during the break between the overs. Indian cricket fans took note of these baseless allegations in Australian media on Twitter and gave a fitting reply through their posts.

They highlighted that Jadeja is coming back into international cricket following a 6-month-long injury hiatus, so he will not be accustomed to bowling long spells straight away. They felt that such factors might have forced him to apply ointment during the match.

Fans brutally slammed the Aussie media by taking a dig at them by citing the sandpaper gate scandal. Here are some of the best reactions:

Vikrant Gupta

@vikrantgupta73

FYI @FoxCricket - The Indians have refuted your claims, saying Jadeja was applying pain-relieving ointment (which you can see, & spinners do have sore fingers). Come out with something new now - pitch, DRS and now this, in on the 1st day of the series @imjadeja #INDvAUS #BREAKING twitter.com/foxcricket/sta…

Fox Cricket

@FoxCricket

"Interesting."

A debate has erupted after vision of a questionable moment was spotted during the first innings of the first Test between Australia and India. #INDvAUS

foxsports.com.au/cricket/austra…

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"Interesting."

A debate has erupted after vision of a questionable moment was spotted during the first innings of the first Test between Australia and India. #INDvAUS

foxsports.com.au/cricket/austra…

FYI @FoxCricket - The Indians have refuted your claims, saying Jadeja was applying pain-relieving ointment (which you can see, & spinners do have sore fingers). Come out with something new now - pitch, DRS and now this, in on the 1st day of the series @imjadeja #INDvAUS #BREAKING twitter.com/foxcricket/sta…

Tony Stark

@TonySta13327820

@FoxCricket Stop it. No player had problems with the pitch. Fox cricket was the only one which was making it an issue. You are just doing it for likes and retweets. Not all Australians have issues with the Indians except you.

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@FoxCricket Stop it. No player had problems with the pitch. Fox cricket was the only one which was making it an issue. You are just doing it for likes and retweets. Not all Australians have issues with the Indians except you.

Anuj Nitin Prabhu 🏏

@APTalksCricket

If Jadeja wanted to do something suspicious, he would have tried to hide the foreign material in such a way:

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If Jadeja wanted to do something suspicious, he would have tried to hide the foreign material in such a way: https://t.co/GvgSxTQm5h

PérvySAGE

@SwordSVK

@FoxCricket And that's how it is. Getting more turn but no result. Next time come with good batsmens, who can play spin.

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@FoxCricket And that's how it is. Getting more turn but no result. Next time come with good batsmens, who can play spin. https://t.co/lgSNZc3psq

Sahil Singh

@theRMCFguy

@Dags_L @tdpaine36 @StephenEdwin4 Don't know what it was but it wasn't a sandpaper for sure.

@Dags_L @tdpaine36 @StephenEdwin4 Don't know what it was but it wasn't a sandpaper for sure.

Vibhav Singh

@vasucooldude1

@Dags_L @tdpaine36 @StephenEdwin4 What nonsense he is just prepping his fingers to bowl there is nothing which can prove he is using anything unfair, u guys just cant blv u played terrible cricket, as they say if u cant win discredit the opponent

@Dags_L @tdpaine36 @StephenEdwin4 What nonsense he is just prepping his fingers to bowl there is nothing which can prove he is using anything unfair, u guys just cant blv u played terrible cricket, as they say if u cant win discredit the opponent

GERALD-G🗿

@pygohil_8

@FoxCricket Day one Australia whine list
1. Doctored pitch
2. Sun cream on fingers they think it's Smith Warner thing
3. Umpire decision wrong intresting

Follow for more updates

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@FoxCricket Day one Australia whine list
1. Doctored pitch
2. Sun cream on fingers they think it's Smith Warner thing
3. Umpire decision wrong intresting

Follow for more updates

Ash

@Ashsay_

@FoxCricket Another day, Anothet execue from the Aussie Media

You just can't survive 1 day of spin web

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@FoxCricket Another day, Anothet execue from the Aussie Media

You just can't survive 1 day of spin web 😂😂😂

Nikkypedia

@nikkypedia3

@FoxCricket OMG is this the same sand paper which Smith and Warner used 🤔 I want interpol to investigate it or even United Nations should look into this matter asap

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@FoxCricket OMG is this the same sand paper which Smith and Warner used 🤔 I want interpol to investigate it or even United Nations should look into this matter asap 🙏

Jahazi

@Oye_Jahazi

@FoxCricket Fox Cricket's real account

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@FoxCricket Fox Cricket's real account https://t.co/3xm1zofR3W

Sir BoiesX 🕯

@BoiesX45

@FoxCricket Jaddu And Rohit Sharma Owned Australia Today ..
KEEP Crying 🤝

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@FoxCricket Jaddu And Rohit Sharma Owned Australia Today ..
KEEP Crying 💙🤝 https://t.co/sCsHMMijUe

Tom Gravestone

@Whygravestone

@MichaelVaughan Not a sand paper for sure.

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@MichaelVaughan Not a sand paper for sure. https://t.co/sY89Z5kHaH

Silly Point

@FarziCricketer

@FoxCricket Show it to Warner and Smith they might have an idea.

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@FoxCricket Show it to Warner and Smith they might have an idea.

Mufaddal Vohra

@mufaddal_vohra

Ravindra Jadeja was applying ointment for sore fingers. This is the story of this picture, not the one cooked by other media. (Reported by Sports Tak).

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Ravindra Jadeja was applying ointment for sore fingers. This is the story of this picture, not the one cooked by other media. (Reported by Sports Tak). https://t.co/LCmEQ6kWp1

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"I think 220-240 would have been a really nice effort from us" - Australian batter Marnus Labuschagne after Day 1 of the first Test vs India

IND v AUS - 1st Test: Day 1

Speaking to SEN Cricket at the end of the day's play on Thursday (February 9), Marnus Labuschagne opined that it was hard to determine the par score on the surface. Australia were bundled out for 177 in the first innings after winning the toss earlier in the morning.

He reckoned that the visitors might have reached a better total had Steve Smith and himself converted their 82-run partnership into a bigger one. Labuschagne reflected on his side's batting performance and said:

"I think it's always hard to determine the par score, now had Smudge and I extended our partnership to a 100 or 150, all of a sudden you can get anything because the guys coming in next come in with confidence to put the bowlers under pressure."

"All of a sudden you get that momentum swing and anything is possible. I think, with the amount of spin there, I think 220-240 would have been a really nice effort from us."

Team India reached 77/1 at the stumps on day 1 and trail Australia by 100 runs.

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