The incident took place on Day Two of the first Test between India and Australia at VCA Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur when a stat was shown on television about conversion rates in Test cricket

Vijay was capped for the fourth and final Test of the 2008-09 Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Nagpur, replacing the injured Gautam Gambhir. He opened the batting with Virender Sehwag and scored 33 and 41