IND vs AUS 3rd ODI: India captain Rohit Sharma had a see-saw of emotions after Kuldeep Yadav convinced him to go for a DRS review during the ongoing third ODI against Australia at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
It all happened in the last ball of the 39th over when Kuldeep Yadav was bowling to Ashton Agar, and the googly from the chinaman hit Agar’s front pad after beating the inside edge.
While Kuldeep’s appeal was turned down, he asked his skipper to go for a review, but replays revealed that the impact was outside off.
As a result, India lost a review. Rohit was also seen having a chat with Virat Kohli after which he looked at Kuldeep showing his disappointment.
The spinner then walked away towards the boundary ropes hanging his head down in disappointment.
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— Immy|| 🇮🇳 (@TotallyImro45) March 22, 2023
Meanwhile, Australia skipper Steve Smith won the toss and elected to bat in the deciding third ODI.
The visitors made two changes to the side that had won the second ODI in Visakhapatnam by ten wickets to level the series 1-1. Ashton Agar and David Warner have come in place of Nathan Ellis and Cameron Green, with the tall all-rounder unwell. India has named an unchanged side.
Batting first Australia made a competitive 269. Opening the innings, Mitchell Marsh top-scored with a run-a-ball 47 while Travis Head made 33 off 31 balls. Wicket-keeper Alex Carey (38), Marnus Labuschagne (28), Marcus Stoinis (25) and David Warner (23) all looked in good nick before throwing away their wickets. Sean Abbott (26) and Ashton Agar (17) also played good hands towards the end to take Australia past the 250-run mark before being bowled out in 49 overs. For India, Hardik Pandya (3/44) and Kuldeep Yadav (3/56) scalped three wickets apiece, while Axar Patel (2/57) and Mohammed Siraj (2/37) picked up two each.