A fired-up Mohammed Siraj knocked over Australia opener Usman Khawaja on Sunday and immediately gestured ‘keep quiet’ to the Australian fans in the crowd, who have been booing the Indian fast bowler ever since his ugly face-off with Travis Head in the second Test at Adelaide.
After Jasprit Bumrah sent back debutant Sam Konstas (8) early in Australia’s second innings, Siraj followed it up with the wicket of Khawaja who made 21 runs. Finding the gap between the left-handed batter’s bat and pad, Siraj, who is employed as a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in Hyderabad, pegged the off-stump back.
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Australia lost two wickets in the opening session on Sunday to be 53 for 2 at lunch, leading India by 158 runs.
The hosts, who had made 474 in their first innings, dismissed India for 369 early on the fourth morning to secure a 105-run lead in the first innings.
India had to thank all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy for his century and a crucial 127-run stand for the eighth wicket with Washington Sundar (50), which helped the visitors recover from 221 for 7.
On Sunday, Australia swiftly claimed the final Indian wicket as Nitish fell to off-spinner Nathan Lyon after scoring 114, which featured 11 boundaries and one six.
In his maiden Test series, Nitish has accumulated 293 runs across 6 innings so far, the highest amongst Indian batters.
The five-Test Border Gavaskar Trophy series currently stands at 1-1, after India won the first Test in Perth by 295 uns and Australia came back to clinch victory in Adelaide by 10 wickets.
The third Test in Brisbane ended in a draw.
