Home » Did Jadeja cheat with pain-relief cream on finger

Did Jadeja cheat with pain-relief cream on finger

Indian team tells match-referee Jadeja used pain-relief cream on finger as calls for punishment.

Did Ravindra Jadeja cheat with pain-relief cream on finger before bowling a delivery, with Indian team tells match-referee and the incident triggered debates on social and mainstream media.

Read more cricket news here.

Check out for M88 Mansion best offers here.

Check out for more sports update here.

The incident video of Jadeja going viral

In the video footage, Jadeja was seen taking a substance off the back of Mohammed Siraj’s palm with his right hand.

What’s Jadeja up to here? pic.twitter.com/S9i4buQ1oK

— Andrew Gourdie (@AndrewGourdie) February 9, 2023

The former captain of the Chennai Super Kings then appeared to rub this distance on to the index finger of his left hand, which happens to be his bowling arm.

According to sources Jadeja and India captain Rohit Sharma were shown a video of the incident by ICC match referee Andy Pycroft after play, but no charges were laid against the player.

The report read that Pycroft Jadeja “was applying pain-relief cream to the index finger of his bowling hand”.

“While the incident triggered debates on social and mainstream media, it is learned that the Australia team had not brought the matter to the attention of the match referee,” the report continues.

“According to the playing conditions, the match referee can independently probe such incidents without needing a complaint to be lodged. And under the Laws of Cricket, the bowler needs the umpire’s permission to apply any sort of substance on their hands to ensure the condition of the ball remains unaffected.”

What they say about the incident?

Australia great Brad Haddin said on Fox Cricket before day two that “it didn’t look good, the first time we seen it.”

Meawnhile, Australian skipper Michael Clarke said Jadeja should not have applied the cream while he had the ball in hand.

“He’s bowling so much so he’s probably got a blister or cut on that finger. What he should have done there, he should have given the ball to the umpire and stand in front of the umpire while he was putting it on his finger,” Clarke said on the Big Sports Breakfast.

Is this against the rule?

Under the Laws of Cricket, the bowler needs the umpire’s permission to apply any sort of substance on their hands to ensure the condition of the ball remains unaffected.

According to the playing conditions, the match referee can independently probe such incidents without needing a complaint to be lodged.

Pycroft, it is understood, wanted to just inform them about the incident and no charge has been laid against Jadeja.