New Delhi. The Indian cricket team came to play the Boxing Day Test against Australia in a do or die match. The result of this match may spoil India’s path to the World Test Championship final. In the Border Gavaskar Trophy, the spat between Team India bowler Mohammed Siraj and Australia batsman Marnus Labuschagne has been in the news. In the fourth match also, when both of them faced each other, something happened which took away the life of the Kangaroo batsman.
Cricket fans all over the world have their eyes on the Boxing Day Test. The excitement was at its peak right from the first day of play. Young opener Sam Costans made his Test debut in this match and blew away Indian bowling by scoring a explosive fifty. Ravindra Jadeja took his wicket and then Team India made a comeback in the match. After the fall of the first wicket, Marnus Labuschagne came out to bat. The effect of the tension between Mohammad Siraj and him in the last match was visible in this match also.
Labuschagne injured on Siraj’s ball
Marnus Labuschagne suffered a minor injury on the first ball of Mohammed Siraj, who came to bowl the 33rd over of Australia’s first innings. He had just recovered himself when the next ball hit him at such a place that he groaned in pain. The ball from around 140 km hit Labuschagne directly between his legs. The injury was severe and he sat on the ground. Physio came running to the field but Labuschagne was injured in such a place that no one could do anything. After being uncomfortable for some time due to pain, Labuschagne started batting again. The speed of the ball was very fast and a mark was left between the two legs where the ball had hit.
FIRST PUBLISHED: December 26, 2024, 09:37 IST