A tense atmosphere surrounding Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 It was felt at the Sydney Cricket Ground as the Indian and Australian players Constas himself found themselves at the center of a fiery exchange. After a heated confrontation between Constas and the Indian captain jasprit bumrahalong with the opener Yashasvi Jaiswal. Against the background of the escalation of the drama on the field, the head coach of Australia, Andrew McDonaldHe quickly addressed the incident in his post-match commentary.
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Australian coach McDonald said that their behavior was acceptable as no charges, fines or penalties were imposed against the Indian team. He added that it depends on the match referee whether the behavior is acceptable or not.
“Given that there are no charges against the Indian team, this is clearly acceptable behavior as there are no fines or penalties. Whether or not this is acceptable behavior is up to the match refereeThe Indian Express quoted McDonald as saying.
McDonald noted that he spoke with Constas to check on him after the intimidating Indian celebration the team had surrounding him. McDonald wanted to make sure Constas was okay.
“My conversation with Sam was about checking with him. Obviously, the Indian feast was intimidating, they were all going in. So I wanted to make sure he was okay.“, said the Australian head coach.
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Sam Konstas’ dismissal in the Sydney Test
12th over of Australia’s innings Muhammad Siraj in an excited moment he chased Constas away. Constas, who got off to a great start, was caught at gully by Jaiswal after playing an ill-advised drive to a full ball outside off stump. The Indian team cheered as Jaiswal caught the ball in the air in celebration. The Indian players gathered around and the noise from the crowd reflected the intensity of the moment. However, the Australian crowd responded with dismay at the dismissal and the raucous celebration that followed.
Playing with determination, Konstas was dismissed for 23 runs off 38 balls. The Australian debutant’s departure brought a wave of mixed emotions as the Indian players celebrated wildly.
