Ravindra Jadeja dismissed Australia captain Pat Cummins on Day 4 of the fourth Test between India and Australia in Melbourne on Sunday, but the Indian spinner's name caught the attention of social media users only when one of captain Rohit Sharma's instructions on the field was caught by stump microphone.
During the day's play, when Virat Kohli checked with Rohit who was coming onto bowl, Rohit replied: "Jaddu daal Jaddu," referring to the left-arm spinner who is called by that nickname by his teammates.
But that's not where it ended. Rohit's instructions continued.
"Yahan se daal ke dekh kya hota hai (bowl from this end and see what happens)," Rohit said, and added: "Aye Jaddu, daant mat dikha zyada yaar usko (don't show him much teeth)." While it's unclear what Rohit intended to convey with the second part, it probably meant to not reveal all your cards to the batter.
And when Jadeja went to the top of his run-up, ready to deliver, wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant joined in: "Nice, Jaddu bhai. Aage aan do yaar, chalo bhaiyo (let the batter come forward, come on guys)."
India were bowled out for 369 early on Sunday morning in reply to Australia's 474, after a match-saving 127-run eighth-wicket partnership between centurion Nitish Kumar Reddy (114) and Washington Sundar (50). It restricted the hosts' first-innings lead to 105.
After than India, led by Jasprit Bumrah's brilliance and four wickets, reduced Australia to 91 for 6 before a couple of dropped catches let the advantage to slip away.
It allowed Marnus Labuschagne to score 70, and later the last pair of Nathan Lyon (41*) and Scott Boland (10*) frustrated the Indian bowlers with an unbeaten 55-run stand to take Australia to 228 for 9 at stumps for a total lead of 333 runs with a day left to play.
The five-Test series is tied at 1-1.
