Siraj replicates Kohli's bail-flipping mind game after fiery exchange with Labuschagne, gets booed; Aussie reverses it
Hindustan TimesAustralia batter Marnus Labuschagne fell victim to India's mind games on Sunday, in Day 2 of the third Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in Brisbane as he was dismissed an over after India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj replicated Virat Kohli bail-flipping tactic. Marnus Labuschagne fell victim to India's mindgames It happened in the 33rd over of the first innings of the match when Siraj walked over at the striker's end as he engaged himself in a fiery exchange with Labuschagne before flipping the bails, which led to the Indian getting booed again by the Gabba crowd. Siraj's tactic worked The right-armer may not have got the better of Labuschagne in that over, but the mind game worked to perfection for India as the Aussie was dismissed in the next over. Nitish Reddy pitched up a fuller delivery outside off as Labuschagne went for a cover drive, but ended up getting a thick outside edge that went straight to Kohli at second slip.