Former Australian cricketers Kerry O'Keefe and Adam Gilchrist had a humorous exchange while commentating on Day 3 of the fourth BGT 2024 Test in Melbourne.

The two former Australian players were on air while Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar were tackling Nathan Lyon's spin web. Gilchrist heard 'ball eagle' on the stump mike and told his partner pundit O'Keefe, "Sure, it's Nathan Lyon, they're referring to, not you Kerry O'Keefe."

O'Keefe's comment referenced a previous incident involving Indian fans. O'Keefe revealed that he was once called ‘Taklu’ by Indian fans on social media, a Hindi word for bald man, and he chose the same for Lyon.

"In Hindi, it's Taklu, because I posted my joke from a cricket show, and the Indians on Twitter responded with 'Who is the taklu?' on the end, and I thought a picture of this shocking word about me. I looked it up in Hindi, 'It's a bald man'. So, Nathan Lyon is a taklu," O'Keefe said.

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Gilchrist can't believe it as the O'Keefe's 'taklu reference left him in splits on-air. On the other hand, Nathan Lyon has taken two Indian wickets for 88 runs, as he dismissed Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar.

India has made 358/9 thanks to 105* by Nitish Kumar Reddy in reply to Australia’s 474 at the end of day three.