Damien Martyn mocks Indian pitches in cryptic reaction to Shane Warne's 1998 video

India vs Australia cricket contests over years have been highly competitive affairs and have been married with ir fair share of controversies. In 1998 Test match series between two nations in India, Sachin Tendulkar was given t out after an LBW shout from Shane Warne during first match in Chennai. While Shane Warne recently expressed his disbelief at suggestion that it was t out, his teammate Damien Martyn cheekily suggested that would have been out had match been played outside India. 

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Sachin Tendulkar surprisingly adjudged t out after huge LBW appeal from Shane Warne

Sachin Tendulkar scored a magnificent 155* during India's second innings to help India reach 418/4 after conceding a first-innings lead. However, early on in innings, Tendulkar survived an LBW scare after he was caught on crease by Shane Warne, which umpire Srinivas Venkataraghavan adjudged t out. Sachin Tendulkar did t look back and helped India to a 179-run victory, bowling out Australia for a paltry 168 in ir second innings. 

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Former Australian cricketer Damien Martyn reacts to video; takes a dig at Indian pitches

Former cricketer Damien Martyn, who was part of famed Ricky Ponting-led side in early 2000s, hit out at Indian pitches after video of Shane Warne appealing for Sachin Tendulkar's wicket went viral on Twitter. Warne, in a tweet, hit out suggestions that it was t out and Damien Martyn backed it up, saying it would be t out only on Indian pitches. Indian fans reacted to Damien Martyn's reaction, with many mentioning Ricky Ponting incident, where Australian captain edged ball only for umpire to declare him t out in infamous Sydney Test of 2007-08 series.

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