The Border Gavaskar Trophy can never lose its charm if players like Marnus Labushchagne is on the field. First, a flying kiss to the debutant Harshit Rana, and then a heated banter with Mohammad Siraj can be said to have kept the spark alive. In the 7.5 over, when Rana bowled a short-of-length delivery to Marnus, he followed through to check Marnus' attitude and maybe to have a chat with him. Marnus, after extending a big smile to him, also blew a kiss to Harshit. Marnus Labuschagne giving a kiss to Harshit Rana. pic.twitter.com/1juHR60sKB — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 22, 2024 During the 2023 IPL, Harshit Rana initially handed over a match fine and was later suspended for a match for blowing a flying kiss after dismissing Mayank Agarwal in the first match against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the group stage. Labhuschagne versus Siraj A friendly encounter with Harshit, and then a half-hearted banter with Siraj in the 13th over. Siraj bowled a short-length delivery, which nipped back in and hit Marnus' thigh pad. Siraj had a long follow-through as the ball neared the stumps, intending to pick it up, but Marnus deflected it with his bat despite it not heading for the stumps. Things are heating up! Siraj and Labuschagne exchange a few words.#INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/leKRuZi7Hi — 彡Viя͢ʊs ᴛᴊ ᴘᴇᴛᴇʀ र (@TjPeter2599) November 22, 2024 This irked Siraj, as Marnus was not entirely in the crease. A heated exchange followed, with a fired-up Virat Kohli joining in, knocking off the bails. Siraj also tried kicking the ball at the stumps, but Marnus was safely inside the crease. After India's batting collapse for 150, Australia struggled at 67 runs, losing 7 wickets at the end of Day 1, with Bumrah taking 4 wickets and Siraj claiming 2.