Former Indian cricketer and commentator Akash Chopra He shared a surprising revelation about the 2018-19 Sarhad-Gavaskar Trophy, revealing an incident where tensions rose during the Perth Test. Indian cricket team.
Indian fast bowler Ishant Sharma and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja had a heated argument on the field, and Chopra revealed that the Australian broadcasters turned up the volume of their microphones in an attempt to create unnecessary controversy around the team.
The cricket pundit also revealed the former Australian captain Ricky Ponting after the incident, he harshly criticized the Indian team, even though it was an internal matter.
Despite these distractions, India made history under Virat Kohli by becoming the first Asian team to win a Test series on Australian soil with a 2-1 victory.
Kohli’s aggressive approach in red ball cricket stunned the Australians and the series became a significant success for the Indian team.
Meanwhile, Aakash Chopra recently shared his experience in the 2018 Border-Gavaskar Trophy during a podcast on the 2 Sloggers YouTube channel.
Aakash Chopra said he realized this when he played in India while working as a commentator for Channel 7 Australiathey face not only the Australian cricket team, but the entire nation, including the local press.
He highlighted an incident where Ishant and Jadeja had an argument on the field. Aakash Chopra later revealed that the Australian broadcasters turned up the volume on the stump mic and blew it out of proportion by broadcasting the heated exchange to the media.
Aakash Chopra reveals Ricky Ponting’s surprising tone change in 2018 Perth Test Clash.
The commentator later recalled that Ponting, who had dismissed the incident as trivial despite private discussions, had openly criticized the Indian team and was surprised by his sudden change in tone.
Aakash Chopra said in a podcast on the 2 Sloggers YouTube channel: “They used to release videos – they did it in front of me when Ishant Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja were having a heated conversation while standing in the 30-yard circle. Broadcasters turned up the stump mic because they were abusing each other. The clip they cut it and shared it with the press in front of me.
After that, when we talked off the pitch, I said, ‘What are we trying to achieve because there’s nothing?’ Then Ricky was with us and he said “make a mountain out of a molehill”. “He was included in the Indian team as soon as he took off and I was stunned that he had said anything else a few minutes earlier.”
This incident made me realize that the Indian flag is more important: Aakash Chopra
Meanwhile, while commenting on Australia, Chopra recalled how that event made him think differently. A heated exchange between Ishant and Jadeja made him realize that neutrality is sometimes impossible, especially when commentating during India vs Australia matches.
The former India batsman later revealed that Channel 7 was very kind at the time as they called him out in the commentary box despite not having the ability to present India’s case.
Chopra explained that disagreements between players are normal in any team. However, the following day, the Australian media sensationalized the incident with headlines suggesting internal conflict within the Indian team.
Chopra said, “Channel 7 called me to present India’s case. I said that there is no such team where there is no disagreement among the players; is a game played by adults. The next day when we lost the Perth Test, I was driving somewhere and I picked up a newspaper and on the front page there was news about Ishant and Jadeja with the headline Indian cricket team has fights.” It was front page news. Then I realized that when Australia played against Australia, the neutral you should leave the comment and then realize that India’s flag is more important.”
