Updated On: 24 January, 2021 10:09 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Pacer Navdeep admits agreeing to bowl through pain in Gabba 2nd innings, fearing he wouldn`t get such a big stage again

India pacer Navdeep Saini in full flow during Australia`s second innings on Day Four of the Gabba Test at Brisbane on Monday. Pic/AFP
A groin strain prevented India pacer Navdeep Saini from giving his best in the Brisbane Test but fearing that he may not get such a big stage again, he remained at the beck and call of his captain and ended up bowling five overs despite injury.
Saini, 28, who finally made his Test debut in the Australia series after years of wait, said he risked aggravating his injury by bowling in the second innings but given what was at stake, “it was a no brainer”.