Vaughan agrees with an ex-Australian player’s ‘Sourav Ganguly’ jab at Pakistan during the Boxing Day Test; the video goes viral

Every time the cricket rivalry between Australia and India is brought up, a well-known anecdote involving Sourav Ganguly and Steve Waugh is told. According to rumors, Ganguly purposefully made Waugh wait at the toss before the commencement of the 2001 Test series between Australia and India, and he did so throughout the whole of the three-match series that India won. Naturally, Ganguly then cleared the air, claiming that he had forgotten his jacket and was late for the toss in the first Test. However, the former captain acknowledged that he had repeated the excuse in the next two Tests to irritate the Australian captain.

They are always ready for a fierce struggle, much as the Australians are when it comes to cricket. They place equal value on verbal sparring, banter, and sleds as they do on cricket tactics. They really form a component of their plan. Additionally, the opposition usually finds it more enjoyable when they attempt to put out fire with fire. Maybe for that reason, Ganguly will always be regarded as one of the most significant Indian captains.

Evidence of this was evident when former Australian cricketer Kerry O’Keefe used Ganguly’s remarks to make a sly jab at Pakistan. The Pakistani squad’s Christmas gift-giving to the Australian players and their families before to the Boxing Day Test did not sit well with O’Keefe. O’Keefe said that adopting this mentality would make it impossible to defeat Australia.

“Is everyone playing this Test series with the utmost sincerity? In good spirits, you’re not going to defeat Australia. yesterday was Christmas presents. Would Steve Waugh have received Christmas gifts from Sourav Ganguly? No,” O’Keeffe remarked in a Fox Sports video.

The Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood was seen giving a gift to his Australian rival Pat Cummins in a video that the PCB shared on social media, while other Pakistani players were giving chocolates to the Australian players’ families.

O’Keefe said that a rival team must be fierce while playing Australia. “You must play aggressive cricket while against the Australians. You must own some resentment. This is much too enjoyable. and then starting the Boxing Day with a half-volley,” said O’Keeffe, who represented Australia in 24 Test matches and two One-Day Internationals from 1971 to 1977.

Among the group was former England captain Michael Vaughan, who sort of agreed with O’Keefe. “Christmas presents are not permitted,” he said.

Australia took the lead in the second Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday thanks to goals from Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon, leaving Pakistan behind badly at 194-6 after two days.

At stumps, Abdullah Shafique (62) and Babar Azam (one) were both crucially removed by Cummins, followed by Agha Salman (five). Mohammad Rizwan was on 29 and Aamer Jamal was not out two.

While Josh Hazlewood dismissed Saud Shakeel for nine, Lyon contributed by dismissing Imam-ul-Haq (10) and Shan Masood (54). This ended Pakistan’s hopes of winning a Test match in Australia for the first time since 1995.