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Virat Kohli Taunts SCG Crowd with Sandpapergate Gesture After Steve Smith Falls Short of 10,000 Test Runs

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 01:44pm on 05 Jan 2025,Sunday Sports

Virat Kohli made headlines on Day 3 of the fifth Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) with a pointed response to crowd jeers. Following Steve Smith's dismissal at 9,999 Test runs, Kohli turned to the stands, mimicking empty pockets, referencing the infamous Sandpapergate scandal of 2018. Smith, aiming to become the fourth Australian to score 10,000 Test runs, was caught by Yashasvi Jaiswal off a Prasidh Krishna delivery. The Sandpapergate scandal involved Smith, David Warner, and Cameron Bancroft using sandpaper to tamper with the ball against South Africa. Kohli's antics reignited discussions about the controversial incident.

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