In the two incidents that occurred during the third and fourth day of the Test, Indian pacers Mohammed Siraj was subject to racial abuse on two consecutive days of the SCG Test.
Mohammad Siraj was subjected to racial slur again at the SCG on Day 4 on Australia-India Test series.
The Indian pacer clips the bails in frustration while bowling in the second innings as Aussies continue to score at a canter on Day 4.
India's stand-in captain Ajinkya Rahane reported it to on-field umpires Paul Reiffel and Paul Wilson before Siraj was spotted talking to members of Cricket Australia.
BCCI and the India team management fear that the players and the staff will have to serve another period of mandatory quarantine owing to these COVID-19 complications.
Pujara scored a half-century off 176 balls, the slowest in his Test career, during which India went from 70 to 195. But questions have been raised on his "intent" yet again.
The world's number one bowler returned fine figures of 4/29 and dismissed Pujara, who had been a thorn in Australia's flesh during the 2018-19 series, for the fourth time in the ongoing rubber.
Jadeja is India's only fit all-round option at the moment. His contribution with the bat in the second Test at Melbourne was match-turning.
Having just managed to score only 10 runs in the first Two Tests, Smith roared back to form as his 131, single-handedly steered Australia to 338, their first innings total, despite a middle-order failure.
Labuschagne and Pucovski hits half centuries on a flat track after Warner failure; Smith finds form with the bat on a day marred with rain breaks.
Labuschagne and Pucovski put on a 100-run stand for the second wicket after Warner's failure; Smith finds form with the bat on a day marred with rain breaks.
The rookie Aussie opener, who smashed half century on his debut, was dropped twice in quick succession by the Indian wicketkeeper on the opening day of Sydney Test.
Mark Waugh, Adam Gilchrist, and Mike Hussey not pleased with Warner's technique following his return to international cricket post injury lay-off.
The Indian pacer removed the veteran Aussie opener, who was making a reutrn after an injury lay-off, for cheap in the third Test before rain interrupted play.
While Ashwin is currently leading the wicket-takers' chart with 10 scalps, Jadeja's half-century and the hundred plus stand with skipper Rahane in the second Test formed the cornerstone of India's eight-wicket win in Melbourne.
Warner is still not hundred percent fit but Paine's eulogies bore testimony to team's desperation to get their opener back in the wake of their batting unit's flop show in three of the four innings so far.
The state health authorities said the man in his thirties was not infectious while at the famed Melbourne Cricket Ground on the second day of play.
Rahane, while sidestepping on unconfirmed series pull-out threats, made it clear that the focus is on the Test match starting tomorrow at the SCG.
KL Rahul made his feeling apparent on Twitter after the Indian batsman was out of the Australia-India Test series due to a wrist injury.
BCCI tweets the playing XI for thrid Test; Rohit Sharma is fitted into the playing XI at the cost of Mayank Agarwal while Navdeep Saini makes Test debut.
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