Ishant Sharma apes Steve Smith, trends on Internet

During his spell in the first hour of play, the lanky pacer got involved in some banter with Australian captain Steve Smith and opener Matt Renshaw. Ishant tried to tease the two batsmen by making faces after testing them with his pace. Smith and Renshaw retaliated by making faces as well. This banter continued for a while and was seen as a ploy used by the India pacer to unsettle the batsmen. The entire episode even brought a grin across the face of India captain Virat Kohli. Kohli was later seen having a chat with his Australian counterpart Smith, perhaps discussing the same incident. In no time, the issue went viral on social media with several joking about the incident and many taking pot shots at the 28-year-old bowler.