It was batting legend Matthew Hayden not any Border-Gavaskar Trophy-bound Australian batter who faced an injury blow. Matthew Hayden suffered a calf injury in middle of the third Test India and Australia at the Gabba.
Matthew Hayden injures his calf while playing cricket
Matthew Hayden, who is in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy's commentary panel, was injured while playing cricket. He has been part of the Star Sports as well as the Fox commentary panel. He was spotted wearing a calf support while traveling to the Gabba stadium. In a video shared online, Hayden humorously attributed his injury to his excitement during commentary. However, he later clarified that he sustained the injury while playing cricket.
Matthew Hayden explained that he sustained the calf injury while attempting to play a big shot while playing cricket ahead of the Brisbane Test.
"This is called old fella injury. I got that excited in the commentary box. No, it was more a day before the game. I just went for a big shot, rolled over the calf, and went, oh no, trouble. Still got a few though," Matthew Hayden said in a video.
Talking about the ongoing Test match between India and Australia, it is the hosts who are dominating the visitors at Gabba. The match, plagued by rain interruptions, has seen Australia excel with both bat and ball mounting pressure on India.
Batting first ,Australia posted a formidable total of 445 runs, riding on phenomenal centuries from Travis Head (152) and Steve Smith (101), and a half-century from Alex Carey.
Australia's bowlers have been equally exceptional, dismissing India's top order, including Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, and Rishabh Pant. At the end of the third day, India were struggling at 51/4, with KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma at the crease. India will hope for a strong partnership between Rahul and Rohit to stage a comeback and give it back to Australia.