5 Instances when a player trolled the opposition on the field

4. Ishant Sharma making faces to troll Steve Smith

This incident had happened in Border Gavaskar Trophy 2016-17. Australia won the first Test match in Pune and Virat Kohli and his team were under some pressure going into the second test. During the match in Bengaluru, Steve Smith was batting and Ishant Sharma was trying his best to unsettle the then Australia captain.

A few words were exchanged between the two players but mostly it was about Steve Smith’s unusual way of batting against Ishant’s bowling. After one of the deliveries from the pacer, Smith charged down the ground only to show his bat to the bowler. Smith returned to his crease but Ishant was seen making some really funny faces imitating the Aussie skipper.

Seeing this, the Indian captain Virat Kohli standing in the slips couldn’t stop himself from cracking down and laughing. The incident became quite popular on social media. Smith’s reaction to the imitation was also hilarious as the batsman just shook his head and stood his ground.

This GIf is incomplete without this: 😂 #Ashes pic.twitter.com/efw4e7AIqu

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