Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was accused of ball tampering byAustralian media on Thursday during the ongoing first Test in Nagpur.
Video footage of the incident went viral after Jadeja was seen rubbing asubstance on his finger, which made the viewers believe that he wasinvolved in ball tampering.
In the video, Jadeja was spotted taking a substance off the back ofteammate Mohammed Siraj’s palm with his right hand. He then rubbed thesubstance on to the index finger of his left hand just before getting intohis delivery stride.
Despite having the ball in his hands, Jadeja was not seen rubbing anythingon the ball itself.
The match referee Andy Pycroft also sought an explanation from the Indianteam management regarding the incident. However, no charge was laid againstthe spinner.
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The allegations were levelled when Australia had reached 120-5 in theirfirst innings, with Jadeja having already bagged the wickets of MarnusLabuschagne, Matt Renshaw and Steven Smith.
However, Indian team management told AFP that Jadeja applied a pain-reliefcream to his index finger and nothing untoward had taken place.
