Bengaluru, Mar 7 (Agencies) : Australia captain Steve Smith was involved in a big controversy on Day 4 of the second Test match against India and he later tried to justify his actions but went on to concede that he shouldn't have done what he did on the field.

Smith was wrapped on the pads by an Umesh Yadav delivery and umpire Nigel Llong gave him out LBW. Smith then consulted his partner at the other end, Peter Handscomb, before turning back to look at the dressing room for help with the DRS. Umpire Llong spotted that and immediately asked Smith to leave the field and denied him a review as it is against the laws of the game to consult anybody off the field for a DRS referral.

Smith said it was a brain fade on his part and he shouldn't have done that.

"I got hit on the pad and looked down to Petey (Peter Handscomb) and he sort of said look up there (towards the dressing room), so I turned around and said what do you reckon. It was a bit of a brain fade on my behalf and I shouldn't have done that," Smith said at the post match press conference. (Ashwin concedes he was trying too hard after storming back to form)

Smith's counterpart, Virat Kohli, was furious when he saw what was going on in the middle and even had a word with the umpires who managed to calm him down. But Kohli went on to reveal that Australians were looking at their dressing room for help with the DRS throughout the match. Kohli and the Indian team management has even told the match referee about it. (Kohli hopes to 'never look back' after razing Australia in Bengaluru)

Smith though clarified that it was the first time something like this has happened, "I think that's probably the first time its happened and as I said it was a brain fade on my behalf."