'I could be 100 percent wrong' - Michael Clarke opens up on Ravindra Jadeja's much-hyped ointment visuals from Nagpur Test

Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was undoubtedly the star of day 1 as team India took on Australia in Nagpur. Jadeja picked up five important wickets in the first innings, but the 34-year-old captured the headlines for a different reason. Jadeja was seen applying something to his left index finger, which caused a lot of controversies.

Former Australian captain Michael Clarke came forward to talk about the viral video. He opined that it would have been better if Jadeja had handed the ball to the umpire before applying anything to his finger. The video was shown to Indian skipper Rohit Sharma and Jadeja after the end of the day’s play and it was made clear that he was applying a pain relief ointment on his sore finger.

"He’s bowling so much that he’s probably got a blister or cut on that finger. What he should have done there, he should have given the ball to the umpire and stand in front of the umpire while he was putting it on his finger," Clarke was quoted as saying by The Hindustan Times.

"I don’t look at that and think it’s a thing. I just wish he didn’t have the ball in his hand. If he chucks the ball to the umpire and does that I don’t think there’s any comment made about that. It’s just a perception. I don’t think there’s anything to it. I could be 100 percent wrong," he added.

Australia fights back against Team India on Day 2

The Indian team started off the second day with nine wickets in hand. After losing KL Rahul for 20 runs towards the end of the first day, India sent in Ravichandran Ashwin as night watchman. Skipper Rohit Sharma led from the front and played an inspirational knock of 120 off 212 balls.

Debutant Todd Murphy turned fabulous for the Aussies. The 22-year-old provided the team with crucial breakthroughs as he took the wickets of Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, KL Rahul, KS Bharat, and Ravichandran Ashwin, completing his five-wicket haul.