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Xtratime Web Desk: Indian batsmen were all over the park as the Men in Blue posted a huge total on the board. Australia have to chase 352 runs. There was something that irked Twitterati. Australian spinner Adam Zampa was seen putting his hands in the pocket before bowling every single delivery during one of his overs. Soon after Zampa was spotted doing so, the Netizens started alleging a possible ball-tampering saga in the highly anticipated match between the defending champions and the Men in Blue. Ball tampering issue rocked the Australian cricket as David Warner, Steve Smith, and Cameron Bancroft were charged for tampering the ball in the third day of the third Test match between Australia and South Africa in March 2018. While Bancroft faced a six-month suspension for carrying out the entire planning, Warner and Smith were banned for a year. Bancroft was spotted rubbing sandpaper on the red-ball in the third Test and the footage of him doing so went viral. This trio had to face a dark phase of their carrier. The players on the field were distraught and suffered defeats in almost every series they played post the infamous scandal. Meanwhile, there is no proof yet against Zampa.