The 2017 Border-Gavaskar Trophy remains one of India’s most memorable Test series against Australia. India won the four-match Test series 2-1, but it was filled with heated moments, and the Bengaluru Test was the biggest highlight because of Steve Smith’s controversial DRS incident.
Years later, Cheteshwar Pujara has opened up about what was happening behind the scenes during that intense Border-Gavaskar Trophy at home. He shared fresh details about how Australia handled DRS calls and how the rivalry became extremely personal at times. Earlier, Cheteshwar Pujara reveals how Australian players mocked his IPL chances.
During the Bengaluru Test, Australia were chasing 188 when Steve Smith was trapped LBW by Umesh Yadav. Smith looked towards the Australian dressing room for help instead of immediately leaving the field or discussing the review with non-striker Peter Handscomb.
At that time, the former Indian captain Virat Kohli and his players immediately objected. The umpires didn’t allow Australia to take the review, as they had already passed the allotted time. Smith later accepted that he had made a mistake.
Australia used Live Dressing Room feed for DRS!
Cheteshwar Pujara has now claimed that Australia had access to a live TV feed inside their dressing room, which helped them check replays before deciding whether to take DRS. He said Indian players were unaware of this at the time and felt the method gave Australia an unfair advantage.
Cheteshwar Pujara told Aakash Chopra on his YouTube channel, "Every time you looked at their DRS decisions, they were spot on. They knew whether they had to take it or not. Until then, none of us Indian players were aware that Australia had a live feed in their dressing room."
The former Indian batter added, "Normally, the dressing-room feed is delayed, but they had a live feed ready. So, they used to sneak a look towards the dressing room so that nobody would catch them and then make the call on whether to take the DRS or not."
"It was unfair in a way. You are searching for the loophole. If this was done by any other team, they would’ve objected. But they had no problem doing it themselves.” Amid this, Shreyas Iyer reveals Ishan Kishan’s injury update, speaks on India’s opening dilemma.
Cheteshwar Pujara admits India players also crossed the line during 2017 BGT series
Cheteshwar Pujara further shared that Australia had arrived in India desperate to win and were the first team since England in 2012 to seriously challenge India at home. He also admitted that the series became so intense that he himself got involved in sledging.
The former batter revealed that the Indian players sometimes checked whether cameras or the stump microphone were picking up their words before making comments. He admitted that the exchanges sometimes became personal.
Pujara signed off by saying, "A lot happened during the series. On the field, a lot happened, and a lot of them I cannot talk about, which I feel shouldn’t have happened. These things tend to become a little personal. I too slugged."
"You do that when the opponent is sledging a lot; then you go into that space where I am not going to hold back now. Ultimately, the purpose is to pick a wicket, but a lot of the time you end up making personal comments, which you are not proud of."
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