Josh Hazlewood had welcomed Ravindra Jadeja with a bouncer in the third Test.
The India tour of Australia has been very friendly from both sides, unlike some of the previous few clashes between them. In the limited-overs series, we saw players exchanging laughter, and even in the Test series there has been only light banters so far.
During day three of the third Test, the viewers thought they are going to witness a heated face-off between Australia's Josh Hazlewood and India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. But the staredown between them ended with a smile.
It was the first delivery of Jadeja's innings when Hazlewood welcomed him with a bouncer. After ducking it, he got into a long stare with the Aussie pacer which closed down on a smile.
Fans on social media noticed both the cricketers are part of the same IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings. While Jadeja is an old member of the franchise, Hazlewood was bought for his base price of Rs 2 crore by CSK in the IPL 2020 auction. He also made his debut in the last tournament.
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Twitterati were happy to see the CSK side of both the cricketers taking over after an initial intense staredown. Here are the reactions from the fans: