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[VIDEO] Steve Smith allegedly scuffing Rishabh Pant’s guard mark

Slog said:
There is no cheating.

It literally is Twitter trolls like Sehwag and Vaughan + desperate Indian twitter trolls VS almost every other cricketer who has given an explanation.

Indian fans need to find another outlet to show their desperation.
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Is David Lloyd also a twitter troll?

He didn't cheat but posters here are very aware of 'spirit of cricket' like when Ashwin did mankad(also within rules)

Wonder where are they now?
 
Forum363 said:
He can, but he prefers to do it on the exact position the batsman will be standing. And if it has never been an issue before in his career, he hasn't had any reason to stop.

Maybe now he will rethink it because of the reaction of biased and unknowledgeable fans like the ones in this thread.
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He hadn't been caught earlier

Pretty sure there was no reason to stop sandpaper until caught.
 
Forum363 said:
Which rules did he break and why wasn't he fined? Perhaps you know more than the umpires, referees, media personnel at the ground and of course the players.
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Check the tweet by Vaughan. Now you will say that it wasn’t deliberate, but the problem is that there is no evidence that it wasn’t, since both Australia and Smith have zero credibility.

If the umpires would have fined or banned him, our fans would then say that BCCI abused its power.
 
Mamoon said:
Check the tweet by Vaughan. Now you will say that it wasn’t deliberate, but the problem is that there is no evidence that it wasn’t, since both Australia and Smith have zero credibility.

If the umpires would have fined or banned him, our fans would then say that BCCI abused its power.
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Even Vaughn who is a known troll, accepted it wasn't cheating. Aside from the deliberate point, the rules clearly state the umpires intervene when something like this happens.

How exactly is the 'fans' potential reaction' a suitable argument as to why the umpires / Indian players didn't get involved? Are you telling me that the umpires looked at the situation, thought he broke the laws but decided that it wasn't worth punishing Steve Smith because of how the Pakistani fans would act?

What about the Indian management? Who were willing to change the entire schedule for the convenience of their players. Why have they been so quiet up until now when previous instances have caused such a storm?
 
Saurav said:
He hadn't been caught earlier

Pretty sure there was no reason to stop sandpaper until caught.
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Poor comparison. Sandpaper was blatant cheating which was hidden until it was uncovered. Many players here are confirming Smith does this regularly and quite openly. It just so happens that a few trolls and idiotic fans have jumped on the bandwagon this time. Not like he has been 'caught'.
 
Saurav said:
Is David Lloyd also a twitter troll?

He didn't cheat but posters here are very aware of 'spirit of cricket' like when Ashwin did mankad(also within rules)

Wonder where are they now?
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Lloyd didn’t say he was a chest . He said he was mindless and stupid which I agree
 
andy0204 said:
People are forgetting yesterday Bumrah removed the bails off,Iam not defending Smith but no one posted here what Bumrah has done.
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Not a single response from anyone,it's not that Bumrah has done this first time,he has done that before.
 
Forum363 said:
Even Vaughn who is a known troll, accepted it wasn't cheating. Aside from the deliberate point, the rules clearly state the umpires intervene when something like this happens.

How exactly is the 'fans' potential reaction' a suitable argument as to why the umpires / Indian players didn't get involved? Are you telling me that the umpires looked at the situation, thought he broke the laws but decided that it wasn't worth punishing Steve Smith because of how the Pakistani fans would act?

What about the Indian management? Who were willing to change the entire schedule for the convenience of their players. Why have they been so quiet up until now when previous instances have caused such a storm?
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I don’t care if Vaughan is a troll. I am talking about the rules that he quoted.

There is no evidence that Smith’s action weren’t deliberate and it was him doing his usual whacky nonsense. Neither him nor Australia deserve the benefit of doubt because they have zero credibility.
 
Forum363 said:
Poor comparison. Sandpaper was blatant cheating which was hidden until it was uncovered. Many players here are confirming Smith does this regularly and quite openly. It just so happens that a few trolls and idiotic fans have jumped on the bandwagon this time. Not like he has been 'caught'.
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If its so normal,why has no one else been seen doing it?Surely would have been noticed

ok sandpaper is poor comparison I admit but what about looking towards dressing room in case of review.Kept doing it until Kohli complained.Then conveniently blamed it on 'brainfade'

Why does such thing happen only to him?
 
Mamoon said:
I don’t care if Vaughan is a troll. I am talking about the rules that he quoted.

There is no evidence that Smith’s action weren’t deliberate and it was him doing his usual whacky nonsense. Neither him nor Australia deserve the benefit of doubt because they have zero credibility.
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Once again you haven't addressed the point, just stated your opinion. I will ask again, is your sole justification for the fact that no one else apart from you and some other trolls saying this is cheating is because the umpires / referees / players all fear the reaction of Pakistan fans...
 
Saurav said:
If its so normal,why has no one else been seen doing it?Surely would have been noticed

ok sandpaper is poor comparison I admit but what about looking towards dressing room in case of review.Kept doing it until Kohli complained.Then conveniently blamed it on 'brainfade'

Why does such thing happen only to him?
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Its not 'normal' in the sense that its uncommon. It's just something Smith does which no one has complained about until right now.

The review issue was his fault. That doesn't make him any more guilty in this current incident. Nor does the sandpaper incident where the whole culture in the team was catered towards cheating and Smith along with Warner were made the scapegoats as the masterminds.
 
Australia vs India: Michael Vaughan, Mark Waugh In Twitter Spat Over Steve Smith ControversyIndia vs Australia: Michael Vaughan and Mark Waugh didn't see eye to eye on the controversy about Steve Smith scuffing the pitch in the 3rd Test.

Former England skipper Michael Vaughan on Wednesday said that he would be interested to see if Steve Smith repeats his Sydney act of scuffing up the batting crease in the fourth and final Test against India at the Gabba in Brisbane. Smith was seen scuffing up the area around the batting crease on day five of the third Test between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground and social media users started questioning the Australia batsman for his gamesmanship.

Vaughan who had posted on Twitter about rules of the game regarding what clarifies as trying to change the nature of the pitch, got a reply from former Australia batsman Mark Waugh that he is reading too much into a nothing situation.

"You've lost your marbles Vaughney. I'd be more worried about deliberate time wasting in the modern game," Waugh wrote.

Replying to Waugh, Vaughan said: "Are you struggling to read Junior ... as I have clearly stated it was silly & not cheating but the laws are the laws ... btw let's see if he continues to do it in Brisbane if he does it all the time."

On Tuesday, Vaughan had taken a subtle jibe at Smith, saying along with the action in the fourth Test, viewers would now also be watching at the drinks break.

Smith had earlier said that he is shocked and disappointed to see the reaction that has come in after he was seen scuffing up the area around the batting crease on the final day of the third Test against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).

"I have been quite shocked and disappointed by the reaction to this. It's something I do in games to visualise where we are bowling, how the batter is playing our bowlers and then out of habit I always mark centre," Smith told the Daily Telegraph, as reported by Fox Sports.

India and Australia will now face off in the fourth and final Test at the Gabba, Brisbane, beginning Friday. The third Test between both these sides had ended in a draw and the series is level at 1-1.
 
Mamoon said:
I don’t care if Vaughan is a troll. I am talking about the rules that he quoted.

There is no evidence that Smith’s action weren’t deliberate and it was him doing his usual whacky nonsense. Neither him nor Australia deserve the benefit of doubt because they have zero credibility.
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You are not understanding the law. Its to cause damage in order to achieve an advantage. What Smith did was not against the laws of cricket, otherwise he would be called up to the match refs office, fined or banned. No players on the field inc the batsmen and umpires had an issue with what he done. We have seen it hundreds of times where players fielding often borrow the bat and do some shadow practice while the game is in motion.

What Smith did was at worst going against the spirit of the game if Pant didnt want him there.
 
he is a pathetic person but he is a great player indeed. Also i noticed that he doesnt perform in non flat pitches of australia. I am starting to think kohli might actually be the better batsman. next away series vs india will decide who is better.

williamson being number 1 is a joke. absolute joke. willamson is a can in asia.
its a travesty.
 
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Not so much about the Smith “changing of the guards” incident but did nobody here what Wade said during one of those exchanges between Paine and Ashwin?

As Ashwin and Paine traded jibes Wade said to Ashwin: “don’t end up with a broken rib”.

I never heard that during the game and not sure if it was picked up. Memories of the Ashes 13 and then all the Elite Integrity stuff.
 
Jadejagoat said:
he is a pathetic person but he is a great player indeed. Also i noticed that he doesnt perform in non flat pitches of australia. I am starting to think kohli might actually be the better batsman. next away series vs india will decide who is better.

williamson being number 1 is a joke. absolute joke. willamson is a can in asia.
its a travesty.
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Smith has a better record than Kohli in Australia AND India in Tests. So LOL doesn’t perform in non-flat pitches. It’s not ‘starting to think’ but more like ‘wishing’
 
But what I will say, is that some “fans” clearly need the slightest excuse to venerate their hatred for a certain person or team.

And then these same people will say, “the world is so divided”.
 
Slog said:
Smith has a better record than Kohli in Australia AND India in Tests. So LOL doesn’t perform in non-flat pitches. It’s not ‘starting to think’ but more like ‘wishing’
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No sweetheart. Smith had problems vs South Africa on bouncy wickets too. Check kohlis average in South Africa vs Smith.

55 vs 42. Also check Smith's average vs South Africa in Australia. You will be surprised. On non scg grounds, kohlis record is very similar to Smith in Australia too. Infact better in mcg.

So my child, I am not just starting, I actually genuinely believe now that Kohli greater than Smith. Until Smith can prove himself vs rabada and co and vs this India attack on bouncy wickets then I will put Kohli ahead.

Infact next series in India will decide who is better.

Smith is also lucky Kohli is a better all format player hence he can't specialise in tests as much as Smith does.
 
Jadejagoat said:
Smith had problems vs South Africa on bouncy wickets too. Check kohlis average in South Africa vs Smith.

55 vs 42. Also check Smith's average vs South Africa in Australia. You will be surprised. On non scg grounds, kohlis record is very similar to Smith in Australia too. Infact better in mcg.

So my child, I am not just starting, I actually genuinely believe now that Kohli greater than Smith. Until Smith can prove himself vs rabada and co and vs this India attack on bouncy wickets then I will put Kohli ahead.

Infact next series in India will decide who is better.

Smith is also lucky Kohli is a better all format player hence he can't specialise in tests as much as Smith does.
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There’s nothing to decide. Smith is better than Kohli in Tests. Check their record in England and New Zealand.

Lol hilarious how you had to pick the one country where Kohli may have had a better record. Even Kohli won’t claim he is a better test batsman than Smith Lmaoo.
 
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Slog said:
There’s nothing to decide. Smith is better than Kohli in Tests. Check their record in England and New Zealand.

Lol hilarious how you had to pick the one country where Kohli may have had a better record. Even Kohli won’t claim he is a better test batsman than Smith Lmaoo.

And bigger lol at using terms like ‘sweetheart’ or ‘my child’ as if that strengthens your argument?
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Kohli is a better all format batsman and the next series in India will settle this debate buddy.

Even in Australia he averages code to smth does apart from scg ground. So what does the tell you?

Smith hasn't done anything of my vs quality attack in bouncy wickets.

Imo Kohli is infact better.

Smith only better vs swing because of county experience.
 
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Smith tried to be too clever with his underhand tactics. Now he has stirred a hornet's nest. With his history, he shouldn't have tried these kind of tactics. But he seems to have a habit of trying underhand tactics.
 
Jadejagoat said:
Kohli is a better all format batsman and the next series in India will settle this debate buddy.

Even in Australia he averages code to smth does apart from scg ground. So what does the tell you?

Smith hasn't done anything of my vs quality attack in bouncy wickets.

Imo Kohli is infact better.

Smith only better vs swing because of county experience.
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You can have an opinion but it’s not borne by facts.
 
Australia vs India: India Batting Coach Plays Down Steve Smith 'Scuffing' Incident, Says Rishabh Pant Not Even Aware Of It

A video of Steve Smith scuffing the pitch during Day 5 of the third Test had gone viral, but the Indian batting coach said the incident "hardly mattered"

Team India's batting coach Vikram Rathour on Thursday said wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant was unaware of the "pitch scuffing" done around the batting crease during the final day of the third Test on Monday. Steve Smith was seen scuffing up the area around the batting crease on day five of the third Test between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground and social media users started questioning the Australia batsman for his gamesmanship. Rathour said they weren't even aware of the incident and it didn't have any effect on Pant's batting, who became the youngest wicket-keeper to score fifty-plus runs in the fourth innings of a Test match in Australia.

"Basically, we didn't even know about the incident. We knew only after the game when the media picked it up. As a batsman, Rishabh Pant wasn't even aware. I wouldn't like to comment as it hardly mattered," Rathour said on the eve of the final Test.

Smith said he was shocked and disappointed to see the reaction that has come in after he was seen scuffing up the area around the batting crease.

"I have been quite shocked and disappointed by the reaction to this. It's something I do in games to visualise where we are bowling, how the batter is playing our bowlers and then out of habit I always mark centre," Smith told the Daily Telegraph, as reported by Fox Sports.

On Tuesday, Australia Test skipper Tim Paine rallied around Smith, saying that that the batsman was shadow practicing and he was definitely not trying to change Rishabh Pant's guard on the final day of the Pink Test against India.

"I have spoken to Steve about it. He is really disappointed with the way it has come across. If you watch Steve Smith play Test cricket that is something he does every single game five or six times a day. He does this a lot. He is always in the batting crease batting. As we know he has those many Steve Smith quirks. One of them is that he was always marking centre. He was certainly not changing Pant's guard," Paine said in a virtual press conference.

"I imagine if he was the Indian players would have kicked up a bit of a stink at the time. I have seen Steve do it many times in Tests and games I have played against him. He likes to visualise how he is going to play. Yesterday you could see him up there playing shots as a left-hander to where he wanted Lyon to pitch the ball," he added.

India and Australia will now face off in the fourth and final Test at the Gabba, Brisbane, beginning Friday. The third Test between the sides ended in a draw.
https://sports.ndtv.com/australia-v...ays-rishabh-pant-not-even-aware-of-it-2352465
 
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MenInG said:
Australia vs India: India Batting Coach Plays Down Steve Smith 'Scuffing' Incident, Says Rishabh Pant Not Even Aware Of ItA video of Steve Smith scuffing the pitch during Day 5 of the third Test had gone viral, but the Indian batting coach said the incident "hardly mattered"

Team India's batting coach Vikram Rathour on Thursday said wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant was unaware of the "pitch scuffing" done around the batting crease during the final day of the third Test on Monday. Steve Smith was seen scuffing up the area around the batting crease on day five of the third Test between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground and social media users started questioning the Australia batsman for his gamesmanship. Rathour said they weren't even aware of the incident and it didn't have any effect on Pant's batting, who became the youngest wicket-keeper to score fifty-plus runs in the fourth innings of a Test match in Australia.

"Basically, we didn't even know about the incident. We knew only after the game when the media picked it up. As a batsman, Rishabh Pant wasn't even aware. I wouldn't like to comment as it hardly mattered," Rathour said on the eve of the final Test.

Smith said he was shocked and disappointed to see the reaction that has come in after he was seen scuffing up the area around the batting crease.

"I have been quite shocked and disappointed by the reaction to this. It's something I do in games to visualise where we are bowling, how the batter is playing our bowlers and then out of habit I always mark centre," Smith told the Daily Telegraph, as reported by Fox Sports.

On Tuesday, Australia Test skipper Tim Paine rallied around Smith, saying that that the batsman was shadow practicing and he was definitely not trying to change Rishabh Pant's guard on the final day of the Pink Test against India.

"I have spoken to Steve about it. He is really disappointed with the way it has come across. If you watch Steve Smith play Test cricket that is something he does every single game five or six times a day. He does this a lot. He is always in the batting crease batting. As we know he has those many Steve Smith quirks. One of them is that he was always marking centre. He was certainly not changing Pant's guard," Paine said in a virtual press conference.

"I imagine if he was the Indian players would have kicked up a bit of a stink at the time. I have seen Steve do it many times in Tests and games I have played against him. He likes to visualise how he is going to play. Yesterday you could see him up there playing shots as a left-hander to where he wanted Lyon to pitch the ball," he added.

India and Australia will now face off in the fourth and final Test at the Gabba, Brisbane, beginning Friday. The third Test between the sides ended in a draw.
https://sports.ndtv.com/australia-v...ays-rishabh-pant-not-even-aware-of-it-2352465
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So [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION]? Still think the players and umpires didn’t make a big deal because the Pakistani fans would have gotten upset....?
 
Forum363 said:
So [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION]? Still think the players and umpires didn’t make a big deal because the Pakistani fans would have gotten upset....?
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Quite a few people left with egg on their faces
 
Slog said:
Quite a few people left with egg on their faces
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As expected, the batsman didn't even notice. After many days of comments by trolls, anyone who matters is coming out to say 'Relax, this isn't cheating and it doesn't matter'.
 
Extremely silly of Indian batting coach to say that.. you need to ridicule them, these 90s soft cricketers were the reason for us being meek.

Not need to say cheating but clearly negative things can be said..
 
JaDed said:
Extremely silly of Indian batting coach to say that.. you need to ridicule them, these 90s soft cricketers were the reason for us being meek.

Not need to say cheating but clearly negative things can be said..
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Different people have different styles of dealing with stuff. Some folks need some negativity/controversy to thrive and some want to concentrate only on the positive stuff. May be Rathour is of the latter type.
 
Slog said:
Quite a few people left with egg on their faces
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Hardly.

Not saying that Smith cheated, but the fact that the batsman didn't notice it does not mean anything. Did batsmen notice sandpaper being applied to the ball in South Africa? That was also picked up by the cameras, as is the case here.

I do believe that the reaction to Smith's incident has been a bit OTT, but you can't blame people for crying foul given Smith's history.
 
Mamoon said:
And the explanation is a joke.

“This guy is whacky so please let him do his whacky stuff wherever he wants. He doesn’t mean any harm, he is just messed up in the head”
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He is the boss of the game, he can do whatever he wants.
 
Dingolfy said:
Different people have different styles of dealing with stuff. Some folks need some negativity/controversy to thrive and some want to concentrate only on the positive stuff. May be Rathour is of the latter type.
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Then he should ignore the question, to win in Aus you have to play mental games against them.. this has been obvious but these players of 90s never get that and hence their reputation..

Even Sachin took on McGrath in CT .. and scored a ton..
 
JaDed said:
Then he should ignore the question, to win in Aus you have to play mental games against them.. this has been obvious but these players of 90s never get that and hence their reputation..

Even Sachin took on McGrath in CT .. and scored a ton..
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You should only do what you are good at and I don’t think Rathour is any good at mind games. So its all good.
 
Forum363 said:
So [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION]? Still think the players and umpires didn’t make a big deal because the Pakistani fans would have gotten upset....?
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The umpires didn’t make a big deal because the Indian players didn’t complain about it. That doesn’t justify Smith’s actions.

If he is messed up in the head and has some weird habit, he needs to keep his whacky nonsense out of the playing area.

As a fielder, he has no business stepping into the crease and doing shadow practice. If he does that again he needs to be told off. It is simple.

The funny thing is that if Smith was fined or suspended for this, the posters here would be crying that BCCI abused its power and bullied the umpires.

In my view should at least get a fine for this and CA should do something about his whacky garbage. No team needs to put up with his dramaybaazi and weird habits.

It is not surprising to see Pakistani fans rallying in support of Smith. They need to do something to cope with the humiliation they have faced after they jumped the gun after the Adelaide Test.
 
Mobashir said:
He is the boss of the game, he can do whatever he wants.
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Boss of Test match batting only. He is not even the best batsman in the world across formats and he was kicked out of captaincy because he proved to be a cheat and was then crying like a baby in a press conference.

Kohli is the “boss” of cricket. Smith is a disgraced cheat.

He cannot do whatever he wants. As a fielder, he needs to stop stepping into the playing area and do his weird crap.

Maybe next time he does something like this, a whack on his head with the bat by the batsman might knock him into his senses.

I know you are in deep pain right now to see India push Australia to the limit with a heavily depleted side and also tame Smith in 3 out of 4 Tests, but this too shall pass.
 
The apology of Pakistani fans is hilarious.

Why on earth should Smith be allowed to get into the playing area and start scuffing the guard mark just because it is his habit?

If he is a weirdo, how is it India or any other team’s problem? Why should anyone put up with this nonsense?

Smith is lucky Kohli is in India right now. Rahane is a timid character. Kohli would not have let this slide and would have vocally criticized him for doing what he did.
 
JaDed said:
Then he should ignore the question, to win in Aus you have to play mental games against them.. this has been obvious but these players of 90s never get that and hence their reputation..

Even Sachin took on McGrath in CT .. and scored a ton..
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Rathore is such a pussycat, don't know who the hell appointed him our batting coach. No wonder our batting is going down the drain under him.

Such a pathetic person to be associated with our cricket.
 
MP2011 said:
Rathore is such a pussycat, don't know who the hell appointed him our batting coach. No wonder our batting is going down the drain under him.

Such a pathetic person to be associated with our cricket.
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I checked his profile to see his credentials and he is a flop player from the 90s. No wonder he is so timid and meek.

He might be a good batting coach but he needs to be kept away from facing the media. Absolute nonsense statement by him.
 
Poor Rathore - says what Indian players are feeling and gets criticized.
 
Mamoon said:
I checked his profile to see his credentials and he is a flop player from the 90s. No wonder he is so timid and meek.

He might be a good batting coach but he needs to be kept away from facing the media. Absolute nonsense statement by him.
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No one in BCCI management or the players cared. You are the only one going on about it.
 
Mamoon said:
The apology of Pakistani fans is hilarious.

Why on earth should Smith be allowed to get into the playing area and start scuffing the guard mark just because it is his habit?

If he is a weirdo, how is it India or any other team’s problem? Why should anyone put up with this nonsense?

Smith is lucky Kohli is in India right now. Rahane is a timid character. Kohli would not have let this slide and would have vocally criticized him for doing what he did.
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Would have, should have blablabla.
No one talked about it as cheating, you are the only one.
If it was an important issue, like the spectators abusing Indians, Kohli would have tweeted about it, but no, nothing. Only in mamoon's head.
 
Rohit Sharma shadow bats as Steve Smith looks on

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With Australia chasing quick runs and an Indian batting innings looming on Day 4 of the fourth and final Test, Rohit Sharma headed to the crease and began shadow batting at the Gabba.

Images show Rohit pretending to bat an imaginary shot as Steve Smith watched at the Gabba in Brisbane with the series locked at 1-1.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Cheeky Rohit.... very very cheeky!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AUSvIND?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AUSvIND</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/INDvsAUS?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#INDvsAUS</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ImRo45?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ImRo45</a> <a href="https://t.co/DJm5jJkcpW">pic.twitter.com/DJm5jJkcpW</a></p>— Sridhar_FlashCric (@SridharBhamidi) <a href="https://twitter.com/SridharBhamidi/status/1351019509646295042?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 18, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


“It‘s very important for all those who thought Steve Smith was tampering the pitch and he had some kind of malicious intent, Rohit Sharma has done the exact same thing as Steve Smith did,” Indian broadcaster Sanjay Manjrekar said on during commentary. “In fact, there’s a step with the right foot.”

This comes just days after Steve Smith was criticised for a similar move and was labelled a cheat by fans and former players after marking centre while the Indians were batting. During a break session, Smith was seen purportedly removing Pant’s crease mark.

However, video footages showed that the ground staff at SCG had already removed all the crease marks while sweeping the ground. Smith got support from Australia captain Tim Paine and coach Justin Langer though.

“If anyone who knows Steve Smith, he’s a bit quirky and he does some weird (stuff). We’ve all laughed about it… it’s what Steve Smith does at the crease. He does it most games, he’s thinking about batting,” Langer had said to the reporters ahead of the Gabba Test.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Wow....full footage of the scuffing controversy. I mean, I won't even take sides, see it and decide for yourselves if your brain allows you obviously.<br><br>Some people on social media really need to grow up !! <a href="https://t.co/kOJSpdI6gp">pic.twitter.com/kOJSpdI6gp</a></p>— Don Mateo (@DonMateo_X13) <a href="https://twitter.com/DonMateo_X13/status/1348935560149094401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 12, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

“Anyone who suggests for one millisecond he was doing anything untoward. They are way out of line. Absolutely out of line. That wicket was that flat and it was like concrete. You need 15 inch spikes to make an indent on the crease,” he added.

https://indianexpress.com/article/s...-shadow-bats-as-steve-smith-looks-on-7151011/
 
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