India vs Australia: Steve Smith’s dressing room activity during the third viral Test is causing a stir on the internet

Australian cricket team star Steve Smith’s dressing room activity went viral on the first day of the third Test match against India at the Gabba in Brisbane on Saturday. Rain stopped play early in the game and Smith was seen doing the crossword puzzle in the locker room. As the camera focused on the veteran Australian star, he could be seen thinking intently, pen in hand, with commentators saying he was about to complete the day’s crossword puzzle. Social media users were fascinated by what Smith was doing and pictures of him have already gone viral.

Ravindra Jadeja and Akash Deep came into play as India won the toss and elected to bowl first against Australia in the third Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test under cloudy skies at the Gabba on Saturday.

The five-game series is currently tied 1-1.

Steve Smith has just completed a crossword puzzle

He knows it will be a long time before he gets to bat

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This is the first time in this series that India has chosen to bowl first after winning the toss. Both Jadeja and Akash will be playing their first game of the series after replacing Ravichandran Ashwin and Harshit Rana in the playing XI.

“A little cloudy. A bit of grass and looks soft so we want to make the most of the conditions. We want to try to make the most of the conditions and see what we can do with the ball up front. A lot.” There is cricket being played, both teams have played good cricket in the last two games. A big game for us, we will try to do what is expected of us.

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“We will play good cricket, we understand that we have to capture some moments, we failed to do that in the last game which is why we lost. There is absolute excitement, the boys are looking forward to the game, we are looking forward to getting out here and playing,” said India captain Rohit Sharma, who will continue to play at number six.

Australia had made just one change: Josh Hazlewood is fit again after missing the Adelaide Test with a side strain, replacing Scott Boland in the playing eleven.

“We would have bowled first too. A fantastic series so far. I’m really happy with last week, almost everyone got into the series, it was a good start. The preparations were pretty good. The early finish in Adelaide allowed us to get here early and settle in,” Australia captain Pat Cummins said.

(With IANS inputs)