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Third ball of the over Bumrah and Konstas had a heated exchange because Usman Khawaja who was on strike took too long to get ready to face the delivery and of the final ball of the day, Bumrah induced the edge of Khawaja to second slip KL Rahul who took a lovely catch diving towards his left. All the Indian fielders charged towards Konstas before the umpire intervened. It seems like the Indias are turned on for this contest. Konstas is going to come back in the morning and India has to bowl as well. It is going to be a cracking morning session for the teams today!

Here are the details--

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/bumrah-charges-at-sam-konstas-after-dismissing-usman-khawaja-following-their-heated-exchange-he-learns-a-tough-lesson-101735889975499.htmlhttps://x.com/RichKettle07/status/1875084381444059434?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

Sam Konstas was at the centre of a fiery exchange with India's stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah amid a dramatic finish to the opening day of the final Test at the SCG,

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/bumrah-vs-konstas-continues-to-enliven-border-gavaskar-trophy/ar-AA1wTIKB

Originally posted by: Viswasruti

The BCCI has to remove Goutam Gambhir, not Rohit Sharma!!!

Kohli should be the first one to go, he has been failing for 5+ years now.

Originally posted by: Harish111

Kohli should be the first one to go, he has been failing for 5+ years now.

Originally posted by: Palak2812

Bumrah's 22 runs is highest by Indian Captain in this BGT

Ex captains total in 6 in innings was 31

🏏Australia vs India, 5th Test: Sydney, 03 - 07 Jan 2025: Day 2🏏

"Waste Some Time...": Rishabh Pant's Brutally Honest Verdict On Jasprit Bumrah-Sam Konstas Spat

Rishabh Pant weighed in on to the heated exchange between Jasprit Bumrah and Australian opener Sam Konstas on Day 1 of the fifth Test match in Sydney.

Indian cricket team wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant weighed in on to the heated exchange between Jasprit Bumrah and Australian opener Sam Konstas on Day 1 of the fifth Test match in Sydney. In the final moments of the day, both cricketers got embroiled in a heated argument but it was the India pacer who had the last laugh as he dismissed Usman Khawaja on the very next delivery. Pant said that he did not hear what Konstas exactly said to Bumrah but commented that the Australia youngster wanted to waste time in order to prevent India from bowling another over on Day 1 of the must-win encounter.

"I feel they had a little chitchat; they wanted to waste some time. I feel that's the reason Konstas had a conversation with Jasprit Bumrah. He said something; I didn't hear it. But I feel that's the only thing which he wanted to do—waste some time so we don't get to bowl one more over," Pant told reporters.

Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma's decision to "opt" out of the ongoing fifth Test against Australia was "bizarre" as it sends wrong signals and the regular skipper deserved "more respect" from the team management, reckoned former India opener Navjot Singh Sidhu.

Grappling with poor form, Rohit "opted to rest" from the Sydney Test, handing over the leadership duties to Jasprit Bumrah. The move also paved the way for Shubman Gill's inclusion in the crucial match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

"A Captain should never be dropped midstream nor given the option to opt out … sends wrong signals," Sidhu wrote in a post shared on 'X'.

Khawaja vs Bumrah this series

Eight inngs

112 balls

33 runs

Six dismissals

Avg 5.50

There's only one other instance of an Indian bowler dismissing an opposition batter as many times in a series - Alistair Cook six times by Ravindra Jadeja in India in 2016.

Hello and a warm welcome to the start of day 2. The weather is expected to be bright and sunny today. Will that ease the conditions out for the batters? Only time will tell. It was a day for the bowlers at the SCG when India opted to bat under grey skies as Boland accounted for 4 of the top 7 wickets, with Cummins and Starc sharing five between them. There was swing, seam movement and variable bounce on offer which made life difficult for the batters.

We're in for a spicy first hour based of what happened last night. Australia begin 9 for 1 with Sam Konstas not out but India will be gunning for him based of how they went at him last night after Usman Khawaja was dismissed.