The batsman who played second fiddle to Steve Smith during the controversial DRS saga. Peter Handscomb has finally opened his mouth about the controversy. From Ishant Sharma turning into a meme to Steve Smith caught cheating, emotions ran high in Bengaluru Test.

Peter Handscomb has taken the blame for Australia’s controversial use of the Decision Review System after former captain Michael Clarke expressed concern about whether the second Test incident was a “one-off”.

Handscomb finally took to Twitter to defend his skipper and take the blame for what was termed as ‘brain fade’ by Smith. Handscombe said he did not know the rules pertaining to DRS referral.

“I referred smudga to look at the box… my fault and was unaware of the rule. Shouldn’t take anything away from what was an amazing game!” Handscomb tweeted.

I referred smudga to look at the box… my fault and was unaware of the rule. Shouldn’t take anything away from what was an amazing game!

— Peter Handscomb (@phandscomb54) March 7, 2017

Even former Australian captain Michael Clarke had said that it was Handscomb who suggested Smith to turn around while making it clear that he finds this move “unacceptable”.

A very angry Kohli unleashed his concerns in the post-match press conference after winning the second Test. The laws of the game dictate that players must make such decisions without any help from outside the field and Smith described his actions as a “brain fade”.