VIDEO: Khawaja-Zampa act funny 'butt' not new. Here's what Gautam Gambhir did to Ishant Sharma...

Indian fans will remember an incident in 2011 when Gautam Gambhir did the same to Ishant Sharma

New Delhi: Footage of batsman Usman Khawaja's butt grab of debutant Adam Zampa before start of Australia's ODI match against New Zealand caused a lot of embarrassment to the duo.

Khawaja was seen repeatedly grabbing debutant Zampa's butt as players sang the national anthem.

Peak banter from Aus batter Usman Khawaja, who goes to extreme lengths to put off debutant Adam Zampa during anthem:https://t.co/JdApJ6mYt2 — 888sport (@888sport) February 11, 2016

While fans across the world raised several questions regarding the same, Khawaja saw the funny side of his act.

@MiguelDSouza @Streamable hahaha oh boy. Didn't realize there were cameras filming from behind. @zamps63 — Usman Khawaja (@Uz_Khawaja) February 9, 2016

@MiguelDSouza @zamps63 haha it was all consensual. Just having a joke with the debutant. #playon — Usman Khawaja (@Uz_Khawaja) February 10, 2016

Zampa defended his colleague when a Twitter user termed Khajawa's antics 'disgusting'.

@thyag1994 @Uz_Khawaja well it's not — Adam Zampa (@zamps63) February 10, 2016

Obviously Zampa was repeatedly asked about the incident on social media, prompting his media team to enter damage control mode.

@simoncrerar @JennaGuillaume @BuzzFeedOz Adam is unable to respond right now.....Regards, Adam's media team. — Adam Zampa (@zamps63) February 10, 2016

Interestingly, this wasn't the first time an international cricketer was filmed fondling his teammates butt.

Indian fans will remember a similar moment when Gautam Gambhir did the same to Ishant Sharma during the 3rd Test against England in 2011.

However unlike Zampa, Ishant was seen resisting his Delhi friend's advances.