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The 28-year-old visibly seemed to be in a lot of discomfort, holding onto his thighs, after his follow-through as he bowled his fifth delivery during the post-lunch session to Marnus Labuschagne in the 36th over of the Australian innings.

The hosts are under fire for Paine's sledging and Smith's scuffing up the 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 said.

More injury worries as Mayank sustains a knock on his hand

A BCCI source confirmed that Vihari is unlikely to be fit in time for the next Test match starting in another three days' time

Ashwin said the confidence gained from productive net sessions helped him finally come good against Australia as he and Vihari saved the third Test

For Vihari, it was one of the monumental innings. He survived 161 balls for just 23 runs and Ashwin, who had treatment on his ribs, making 39.

Pant achieved the feat on the final day of the ongoing Test against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). India made a clever move on the fifth day as they promoted Pant up in the order after skipper Ajinkya Rahane

Chasing a mammoth target of 407, India reached 334/5 after batting for 131 overs before both the teams decided to shake hands on the final day of the Test match.

Rohit Sharma scored 52 runs but fell at the fag end of the day. Former Indian cricketer Ajay Jadeja praised the opener for the knock. "Whenever you see his innings, you get enjoyment.

Australia dismiss set openers after setting 407-run target; Visitors end day at 98//2 with Pujara and Rahane at crease

Ravindra Jadeja is out of first two Tests against England. He will need 4-6 weeks minimum to recuperate and complete rehab which rules him out of first 2 tests, said BCCI source

At least six members of the SCG crowd were removed from the stands on Sunday after Mohammed Siraj raised concerns on the fourth day when play was stopped for a brief while as the umpires

The ongoing test match in Sydney between India and Australia saw one such incident when Indian players Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj were abused by some of the Australian supporters.

“To Mayank I would say that, create a bubble and stay in that safe space. Understand what you need to work on. Address those issues and take one step at a time. Don’t get ahead of yourself. Stay in the present.”

Siraj complained to the umpires and with the help of security guards, evicted six people from the stadium

Pujara has been criticised for his ultra-defensive approach in the series so far and instead of propping up his team's response to Australia's first innings total of 338 all out

According to BCCI sources, Siraj was allegedly referred to as a "monkey" by a drunk spectator in one of stands at the Sydney Cricket Ground, reliving the infamous Monkeygate episode of the Indian team's tour of Australia in 2007-08.

However, going into the last two days, former Australian cricketer Ponting felt the likes of Nathan Lyon and Pat Cummins will pose big threat to the Indian batting lineup.

Brilliant Jadeja, Gill lead India's fightback on Day Two of SCG Test