'DSP Siraj sets new record: Clocks 181.6 kmph on speedgun during pink-ball Test, continuing India's fast bowling legacy'

The Indian cricket team faced a disappointing start on Day 1 of the second Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval. Yet, amidst the gloom, fans discovered a reason to entertain themselves. A comical incident took place during the final session of play when the speed-gun malfunctioned. As Mohammed Siraj geared up to bowl, to everyone's surprise, the speedometer displayed an astonishing figure of 181.6 kmph. This outrageous number was 20 kmph higher than the current bowling speed record, leaving everyone in fits of laughter.

Users on social media noticed the discrepancy between Siraj’s ball and the speed shown on broadcasts, leading to some funny reactions to the incident.

This moment occurred in the very same over as Siraj’s confrontation with Marnus Labuschagne. The Australian batter pulled out from the crease just as Siraj arrived in his delivery stride, leading to the pacer chucking the ball at the stumps out of frustration and questioning Labuschagne about what he was doing in no uncertain terms.

Replays showed the reason. Labuschagne backed out when a fan was spotted running behind the sightscreen with a stack of glasses far above his head, participating in the Australian crowd tradition of the beer snake and putting the Aussie batter off in the process.

While Siraj was evidently frustrated by the incident as he tried to deliver a pair of bouncers to Labuschagne to get his point across.

Earlier in the day, Mitchell Starc provided a scintillating performance as he returned with figures of 6-48 to run through the Indian batting within two sessions, continuing a disappointing trend of Indian batting falling apart early in Test matches.

Nitish Kumar Reddy was the lone batter who received plaudits for a counter-attacking 42 which included some sumptuous strokeplay.

While Jasprit Bumrah dismissed Usman Khawaja relatively early in the response, he and the Indian bowling weren’t able to have the same impact as in Perth, with Australia working their way to 86-1 at stumps with Labuschagne and Nathan McSweeney looking more and more comfortable.