Ind vs Aus 3rd Test: India's balcony celebrations at Gabba after avoiding follow-on raise eyebrows

India's animated celebrations after avoiding follow-on at Gabba surprise Australian players, including Nathan Lyon, Brad Haddin, and Brett Lee.

India’s animated celebrations after narrowly avoiding a follow-on at the Gabba on day four of the third Test surprised former and current Australian players including Nathan Lyon.

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The Indian tail, led by Akash Deep and Jasprit Bumrah, put on a gritty 47-run stand for the final wicket to ensure Australia bat again in the game.

“After play, we spoke about that and we were surprised by some of their reactions, especially the way we’ve gone about this game and I think we can be extremely proud about the way we’ve gone about it,” Lyon told Fox Cricket.

"We’ve driven this game and to get it into the position we find ourselves in at the moment, we feel like that’s a pretty big message to us that they’re feeling confident in where they are in the game. But I honestly feel like there’s a lot of cricket left in this game," he said on the sidelines of day five.

Former wicketkeeper Brad Haddin and Brett Lee too expressed surprise at India's celebrations.

"That reaction surprised me; all they did was pass the follow-on, they’re still a long way behind in the game,” Haddin said.