Batting legend and former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has ruffled a few Australian feathers by hinting that Josh Hazlewood might have been dropped, contrary to the official reason of 'side strain' given for his unavailability for the second Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy in Adelaide.

“After a humbling loss in the Perth Test, a leading Australian newspaper commented, ‘Bumrah is living inside Marnus Labuschagne’s head.’ It was as much a tribute to Jasprit Bumrah’s fear-inducing skills as it was a castigation of Labuschagne’s inadequacies against the Indian pace spearhead.

Indian cricket great Sunil Gavaskar believes there is something "strange" about Josh Hazlewood pulling out of the second Test with a side strain. Hazlewood was one of the few bright lights in an Australian side that promised a lot but delivered very little in the first Test defeat to India in Perth.

Indian cricket legend and Channel 7 commentator Sunil Gavaskar has cast doubt over Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood’s injury. Writing a column for Indian news outlet Sportstar, Gavaskar has suggested Hazlewood was dropped for making divisive comments about the team during the first Test in Perth.