[VIDEO/PICTURE] Ishant Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja’s on-field fight at Perth

[MenInG]

Wheels coming off?

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Perth: Verbal duels were exchanged not only between the captains of India and Australia, but tension also flared between team-mates Ishant Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja on Day Four of the second Test at Perth.

According to a report in The Age on Tuesday, Ishant had directed a vulgar sledge at Jadeja, who was a substitute fielder on the afternoon of the fourth day of the Test which culminated in Australia romping away to an emphatic 146-run win on Tuesday.

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Ishant and Jadeja were engaged in a war of words in Hindi which was captured the host free-to-air broadcaster Channel Seven. However, they did not broadcast the audio.

The incident unfolded when Ishant told Jadeja: “Don’t wave your hand at me. If you want something, come to me and say it.”

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Jadeja replied: “Why are you saying so much?

Ishant responded: “Don’t wave your hand at me. Don’t take out your anger on me. I’ll take your anger and shove it up your ****. I will shove your anger up your ****.”

Jadeja’s next reply was not picked up by the stump mic, but Ishant said: “Don’t tell me also. Don’t talk ********.”

The incident lasted for about 90 seconds before Mohammed Shami, separated them.

Captain Virat Kohli was not asked about the incident directly during the post-match press conference, but he said that the increasing use of stump mics was not an issue.

“With the stump mics and cameras and all these things, honestly, when the bowler is bowling, you aren’t thinking whether the stump mic is on or the camera is on or not,” he said.

“And when you are facing that ball, literally, there is no one in the stadium apart from you and that ball. So, these things are totally irrelevant, and you are actually not aware of them when you are on the field. It’s never bothered me, it’s never been something that’s of importance to me to be honest. For me it’s irrelevant.”

The reason to the fight was not clear. “It does seem pretty animated,” former Australia captain Ricky Ponting had said.

“There’s lots of finger pointing. They were separated on a couple of occasions.”

The two teams will now move to Melbourne for the Boxing Day Test beginning on December 26.

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[MenInG]

Seems like captain's aggression rubbing off the team as well but not in the way he would have wanted!

 

[Varun]

Falling apart now.

When we have Shaoli at the helm of our team manangement, everything is bound to go to pieces sooner rather than later.

 

[the Great Khan]

reminds me of that Aussie tour when Moyo was in charge and we had backstabbers like Butt around..

 

[mak36]

Explosive in-fighting mars Test defeat for India

Indian fast bowler Ishant Sharma directed a vulgar sledge at his own teammate as the tourists self-destructed in a hostile second Test against Australia.

On a bruising afternoon of the fourth day when Australia laid the platform for what on Tuesday culminated in a pressure-releasing 146-run win, Sharma and teammate Ravindra Jadeja went at each other.

The two men raged in their native Hindi but this was later translated into English. The footage was captured by host free-to-air broadcaster Channel Seven, but it did not broadcast the audio.

The incident unfolded when Sharma said to Jadeja: "Don't wave your hand at me. If you want something, come to me and say it."

Jadeja responded: "Why are you saying so much?

Sharma replied: "Don't wave your hand at me. Don't take out your anger on me. I'll take your anger and shove it up your ****. I will shove your anger up your ****."

Jadeja's next comment was not picked up by stump microphones but Sharma replied: "Don't tell me also. Don't talk ********."

The incident, involving finger pointing and lasting for about 90 seconds, highlighted the pressure the tourists were under, squandering the advantage they had enjoyed when taking a 1-0 series lead in Adelaide last week.

It unfolded when Nathan Lyon was hit in the helmet while batting and play had stopped.

Fast bowler Mohammed Shami - who later took aim at selectors for not picking a specialist spinner - and another teammate had to intervene.

Kohli was not asked specifically about the incident after play but said the increasing use of stump microphones was not an issue. Under previous ICC rules, stump microphones had to be turned down between deliveries, meaning a lot of the players' chatter wasn't broadcast, but they now remain on at all times.

"With the stump mics and cameras and all these things, honestly, when the bowler is bowling, you aren’t thinking whether the stump mic is on or the camera is on or not," he said.

"And when you are facing that ball, literally, there is no one in the stadium apart from you and that ball. So, these things are totally irrelevant, and you are actually not aware of them when you are on the field. It’s never bothered me, it’s never been something that’s of importance to me to be honest. For me it’s irrelevant."

Former Indian batsman Aakash Chopra said "in fighting" may be too strong a word but admitted the spat had been "animated".

"When you have people in a group, there will be times when you have a difference of opinions," he said.

Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting said the two men had clearly been at loggerheads.

"Who knows what they are talking about but it does seem pretty animated. There was lots of finger pointing. They were separated on a couple of occasions," he said.

"They came back together again late and then Shami gets involved. He was just waiting at the top of his mark waiting to bowl. Things have, obviously, got a little bit heated between these two.

"Remember, Jadeja is just the substitute fieldsman. Ishant, probably in the middle of a bowling spell, might have wanted him at mid off or mid on - who knows what it was.

"Not just between Australia and India, but also looks like a little bit on in-fighting between the Indians."

Jadeja's role in the Test had also raised eyebrows, for he spent a significant amount of time on the field as a substitute despite the tourists having no injuries.

The tourists will be keen to start afresh in Melbourne ahead of next week's Boxing Day Test, for their week in Perth was forgettable.

 

[The cricket enthusiast]

'ishant as husband jaddu his wife'

ishant - aaj bhi tinde ki sabzi ?
jaddu - kal he tho biryani pakai thi

 

[Gilly]

Media getting desperate for some controversy.

 

[MenInG]

Media getting desperate for some controversy.

Not media fault this.

 

[Sherlock]

It's called Pashooon, guys.

 

[Sherlock]

Not media fault this.

Don't be silly, MIG. The media obviously staged this for all to witness.

 

[jagatk]

Not media fault this.

Isn't it. The Broadcasters seem to be doing everything in their power to try and increase pressure on the away team, the whole Paine-Vijay sledging incident being aired but no airing of the Paine-Kohli incident where kohli called him a stand-in captain. According to cricinfo the broadcasters have apparently asked comms to stay quiet if possible when spinners are bowling for india so as to air Pant's constant talking. This ofcourse isn't limited to Aussies, every home broadcaster seems to be doing it.

 

[Green Patriot]

Lord,the language.Such an embarrassing affair.
Did Jadeja actually say 'darta warta nai mai tujh say,han' ?)

 

[Suleiman]

Weird to see Jadeja in all this. Guy has always been classy, confident and amusing, didn't see this coming from him. Ishant I can imagine.

 

[Madplayer]

Weird to see Jadeja in all this. Guy has always been classy, confident and amusing, didn't see this coming from him. Ishant I can imagine.

Jadeja has had on field altercations with Raina in the past as well.

By the way the desi is strong in this incident lol

 

[WhenSultansBowled]

OMG

Kohli should control the darter. This ain't IPL Jadeja. Go away!

 

[Saj]

The wheels are coming off it seems.....

 

[Suleiman]

Jadeja has had on field altercations with Raina in the past as well.

By the way the desi is strong in this incident lol

Raina himself is a ladaku murga.

Either way not defending Sir, even tho might seem I am.

 

[RainMan_]

[MENTION=45053]cricketindiafan[/MENTION]

This is what happens when captain sets a bad precedent. This is just a start. Just wait and watch what happens in the future.

 

[Muhammad10]

Embarrassing outburst by Ishant, it would seem. He really lost his temper on this occasion...